Speeding tops list of ticketed violations during Operation Safe Driver Week

Greenbelt, MD — Law enforcement officials issued more than 10,000 citations and warnings combined to passenger-vehicle, truck and bus drivers during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Operation Safe Driver Week.

From July 9-15, law enforcement officials throughout North America looked for drivers engaging in unsafe behaviors such as speeding, following too closely, driving distracted, not wearing a seat belt and improperly changing lanes.

Warnings and violations related to speeding were the most common for passenger-vehicle drivers. For truck and bus drivers, it was the most common trigger for warnings and the second-leading category of citations behind other state/local driver violations.

Officials assessed passenger-vehicle drivers 1,293 citations and 625 warnings for speeding. Truck and bus drivers received 715 citations and 1,575 warnings for speeding.

Operation Safe Driver Week 2022 saw officials issue 7,096 citations and 4,722 warnings for speeding to passenger-vehicle drivers. Truck and bus drivers received 1,490 citations and 2,577 warnings.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data cited by CVSA shows that more than 12,000 speeding-related deaths occurred in the United States in 2021 – an 8% increase from the previous year.

Operation Safe Drive week “aims to reduce crashes on our roadways by improving the driving behaviors of all drivers – commercial motor vehicle and passenger vehicle – through interactions with law enforcement via traffic stops and scheduled educational opportunities,” CVSA says.

The next Operation Safe Driver Week is set for July 7-13.