The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will hold its Operation Safe Driver Week inspection in just a few short weeks. This week, law enforcement agencies in North America will work together to enforce safety and education on the roadways by focusing on unsafe driving habits and behaviors. Law enforcement will be watching both commercial drivers and passenger drivers.
What You Need to Know
Operation Safe Driver Week will occur on July 10th and last until July 16th, 2022. Law enforcement agencies will watch unsafe drivers in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The main focus of Operation Safe Driver Week 2022 is speeding. However, law enforcement will also be watching for the following
Distracted driving
Following too closely
Improper lane change
Drunk or impaired driving
Failure to wear a seat belt
Failure to follow traffic control devices
Speeding has been the number one citation given to drivers. In 2021 during the CVSA's Operation Safe Driver Week, enforcement officers gave 1,690 citations and 2,549 warnings for speeding.
How These Operations Help
A study in 2014 shows that issuing citations to drivers for unsafe driving behaviors has influenced drivers to follow safe driving habits. There has been a 1 percent increase in these citations, resulting in a 28 percent decrease in vehicle accidents.
Take a look at past Operation Safe Driver Week stats for speeding
In 2020, 14,378 passenger vehicles and 2.339 commercial vehicles were given citations.
In 2019, 16,102 passenger vehicles and 1,454 commercial vehicles were given citations.
In 2018, 16,909 passenger vehicles and 1,908 commercial vehicles were given citations.
The noticeable reduction is a major reason law enforcement has backed the CVSA's focus on speeding. Law enforcement is helping by promoting the following message "Late won't kill you, speeding will."
Be safe out there during Operation Safe Driver Week – and every week!