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Over 1-Thousand Cited For Aggressive Driving In First Month of 2007 Campaign
Delaware law enforcement officers have issued 482 citations to drivers for aggressive driving behaviors, and another 137 to unlicensed, unbelted, and uninsured motorists for a total of 619 citations in the fourth week of a statewide enforcement and awareness initiative to “Stop Aggressive Driving.” This brings the total of aggressive driving offenses since the February 2nd campaign kickoff to 1,067.
OHS along with Delaware State Police, County and Municipal law enforcement agencies are again urging motorists to slow down and use more caution than usual on the roadways after a series of fatal collisions in the month of February has brought the number of people killed since the beginning of the year to 30. Aggressive driving has been listed as a primary factor in more than half of these fatal collisions.
The following is a breakdown of the number of violations found during week 4 of aggressive driving enforcement: 13 Aggressive Driving, 317 speeding, 50 unsafe lane changes, 20 following too closely, and 60 running stop signs and stop lights. Officers also issued 38 citations to unbelted motorists and 99 citations for additional traffic violations. Read more at state.de.us.
Swerving or Avoiding (due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, non-motorist in roadway, etc.) is defined
Defensive driver action to defend against an apparent danger in, on, or due to the condition of the roadway or the presence of a motor vehicle or object or non-motorist in the roadway in order to avoid a crash.
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Any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property when the vehicle (1) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of more than 10,000 lbs or 4,536 kg or (2) used for commercial transport of more than 8 passengers (including the driver); or (3) is used for non-commercial transport of more than 15 passengers, including the driver; or (4) is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and transporting in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 49 CFR, subtitle B, chapter I, subchapter C.
Collision With Object Not Fixed
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A motor vehicle in transport strikes a pedestrian, pedalcycle, railway vehicle, animal, motor vehicle in transport, parked motor vehicle, falling, work zone/maintenance equipment, other moveable object or is struck by falling, shifting cargo or anything set in motion by a motor vehicle.
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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
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