The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has released the results from their annual truck聽safety enforcement campaign, Operation Safe Driver Week.
This year, Operation Safe Driver Week was held from October 16 鈥� 22 across the U.S. and Canada. The focus for this year鈥檚 campaign was cracking down on unsafe driving habits likely to contribute to a crash. These driving behaviors include speeding, seatbelt violations, distracted driving, and following too closely.
Here are some of the highlights from this year鈥檚 results.
- 20,648 total citations or warnings were issued.
- Motorists were issued 9,466 citations or warnings.
- Commercial vehicle drivers were issued聽11,182 citations or warnings.
Top 5 Warnings And Citations Issued To Commercial Vehicle Drivers
- State and local moving violations (56.7%)
- Speeding (19.6%)
- Failure to obey a traffic control device (7.6%)
- Failure to wear a seatbelt (7.1%)
- Using a handheld phone (2.4%0)
Top 5 Warnings And Citations Issued To Non-Commercial Drivers
- Speeding (39.4%)
- State and local moving violations (37.1%)
- Failure to wear seatbelt (11.7%)
- Failure to obey traffic control device (1.9%)
- Inattentive or careless driving (1.5%)
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