Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), and Moon Township Police Department hosted an aggressive driving enforcement event today to remind motorists of the dangers that result from aggressive behavior behind the wheel.

The partners teamed up along Business Loop 376 in Moon Township, Allegheny County to conduct aggressive driving enforcement. The corridor is one of many where police often find aggressive motorists behind the wheel.

Aggressive driving is one of the leading factors of highway crashes and fatalities in Pennsylvania. Police will target drivers demonstrating unsafe behaviors such as speeding, texting, careless driving, work zone safety violations and any other aggressive driving actions.
This mobilization also comes in time for motorists to prepare for the upcoming school year. By practicing safe behaviors now, drivers can get into the habit of being especially cautious in residential areas and school zones.

According to PennDOT data, in 2022 there were 7,248 aggressive driving related crashes statewide. Also last year, there were 3,688 speed-related crashes, which is the top offense law enforcement sees in aggressive driving citations.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), speeding fatalities have continued to increase, rising 17 percent from 2019 to 2020 and another estimated 5 percent from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, NHTSA reports in 2020, there were 11,258 people killed in speeding-related traffic crashes, and speeding was a contributing factor in 29 percent of all fatal crashes nationally.