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Smooth Operator Program Concludes First Wave
More than 20,000 motorists felt the effect of a statewide crackdown on aggressive driving March 25-31 that was conducted by 150 municipal police departments and 15 Pennsylvania State Police troops across the state during the first wave of Pennsylvania’s “Smooth Operator” program.
Traffic citations and arrests by local and Pennsylvania State Police totaled 20,439.
Police cited 16,223 of those drivers for aggressive driving behaviors including speeding, tailgating, running red lights or stop signs and unsafe lane changes. Roads were targeted based on statistics that showed a high frequency of aggressive driving crashes. In addition, 886 citations were issued for failure to wear a seat belt, 2,988 citations were issued for other traffic violations and 342 arrests were made during Smooth Operator.
PennDOT is investing $2 million in the Smooth Operator program to reduce the leading factor for highway fatalities — aggressive driving. In 2005, aggressive driving played a role in 1,016 of 1,616 fatalities on Pennsylvania roads. PennDOT funding supports police training, overtime and equipment, such as wireless infrared speed detectors. Smooth Operator enforcement will resume this summer, with enforcement waves scheduled from July 1-7, August 5-11 and September 2-15. Read more at state.pa.us.
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