Just as it was in 2024, speeding was the top infraction during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver Week. A total of 1,249 warnings and 917 citations/tickets were issued for speeding during the July 13-10 enforcement effort.
Commercial motor vehicle drivers received 1,073 warnings and 491 tickets/citations, and passenger vehicle drivers receiving 176 warnings and 416 citations/tickets for speed-related infractions, according to a statement from the CVSA.
Last year, a total of 1,694 warnings and 1,226 citations/tickets were issued for speeding. Commercial motor vehicle drivers received 1,221 warnings and 502 tickets/citations, and passenger vehicle drivers received 473 warnings and 724 citations/tickets for speed-related infractions.
In all, law enforcement officers in the U.S. and Canada this year pulled over 8,739 vehicles during the annual special enforcement effort. Officers issued 2,504 tickets/citations and 3,575 warnings to commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and passenger vehicle (PV) drivers for unsafe driving infractions.
Officers issued a total of 3,230 warnings and 1,839 tickets/citations to commercial motor vehicle drivers, and 345 warnings and 665 tickets/citations to passenger vehicle drivers for various unsafe driving behaviors.
Last year, law enforcement officers pulled over 11,050 vehicles. They issued 2,712 tickets/citations and 3,228 warnings to commercial motor vehicle and passenger vehicle drivers for various unsafe driving infractions.
A total of 20 citations and 53 warnings were given to drivers for reckless/careless/inattentive driving, the focus for this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week. Broken out by driver type, 12 citations and 47 warnings were given to commercial motor vehicle drivers, and eight citations and six warnings were given to passenger vehicle drivers.
Another top violation during the week was failure to wear a seat belt. A total of 219 warnings and 264 tickets/citations were issued. Commercial motor vehicle drivers received 204 warnings and 248 tickets/citations for not wearing their seat belt. Passenger vehicle drivers were given 15 warnings and 16 tickets/citations for failure to wear a seat belt.
Texting or using a handheld device was another frequently cited violation. A total of 129 warnings and 116 tickets/citations were issued to drivers who were texting or using a mobile device while driving.
Commercial motor vehicle drivers received 107 warnings and 79 tickets/citations for texting/using a handheld device. Passenger vehicle drivers received 22 warnings and 37 tickets/citations for texting/using a handheld device while behind the wheel.
CVSA reports 14 commercial motor vehicle drivers received warnings and 22 were issued citations for possession/use/under influence of drugs/alcohol. Four passenger vehicle drivers received warnings and five received citations for possession/use/under influence of drugs/alcohol.
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