Aggressive Drivers Targeted In Lower Bucks Enforcement Crackdown

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —Nine Lower Bucks County municipalities are joining PennDOT in a statewide enforcement sweep to crack down on aggressive drivers.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Monday that more than 50 municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties will join the Pennsylvania State Police in a coordinated aggressive driving enforcement wave to help reduce the number of crashes, injuries, and fatalities on area roadways.

The statewide mobilization runs through Nov. 13.

The enforcement wave will focus on the Move Over Law, school bus safety, speeding, and tailgating. Motorists exhibiting other aggressive actions or unsafe behaviors may also be cited.

In 2021, 1,483 aggressive driving crashes resulted in 27 fatalities in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.

The Lower Southampton Police Department announced late last week that it was a part of the program.

Participating Lower Bucks County police departments include:

• Bensalem Township
• Bristol Township
• Falls Township
• Lower Southampton Township
• Middletown Township
• Northampton Township
• Penndel Borough
• Upper Southampton Township
• Yardley Borough

Law enforcement will use traffic enforcement zones, saturation patrols, speed enforcement details, corridor enforcement, work zone enforcement, and multi-jurisdictional patrol strategies to identify and cite aggressive drivers.

The enforcement is part of Pennsylvania’s Highway Safety Program and is funded by part of PennDOT’s investment of federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

If you encounter an aggressive driver, PennDOT offers these tips:

• Get out of their way and don't challenge them.
• Stay relaxed, avoid eye contact, and ignore rude gestures.
• Don't block the passing lane if you are driving slower than most of the traffic.

Aggressive driving crashes are crashes involving at least two aggressive driving factors in the same crash. Factors include, but are not limited to, running stop signs or red lights, tailgating, careless turning or passing, and driving too fast for the conditions.