Whether you’re an experienced driver or new to the truck driving industry, law enforcement crackdowns like the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week can cause anxiety.
To help alleviate some of those concerns, the CVSA is organizing a webinar on Wednesday, May 15, at 12 p.m. Central Daylight Time, aiming to equip drivers for the Safe Driver Week event scheduled for July 7-13.
To participate in the webinar and register, please click here.
This year’s Safe Driver Week will concentrate on tackling reckless, careless, and dangerous driving behaviors.
Throughout Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement agencies across Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. will be watching for both commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers exhibiting unsafe driving habits. These include speeding, distracted driving, tailgating, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and more.
Drivers found engaging in any type of unsafe behavior may be pulled over by law enforcement officers and issued a warning or citation.
“Any person who drives a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is driving recklessly,” a CVSA news release stated. “Careless/dangerous driving is defined as operating a vehicle without due care and attention or reasonable consideration for other motorists or people on the road.”
As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has highlighted, effective communication and outreach efforts are critical components of successful transportation safety initiatives.
“However, communications and outreach programs are unlikely to have an effect unless they are tied to vigorous enforcement,” according to the news release. “Operation Safe Driver Week aims to improve the safety of our roadways through proactive driver safety outreach and education and by addressing unsafe driving behaviors through responsive traffic enforcement when drivers are identified engaging in dangerous driving behaviors on our roadways.”
Source: The Trucker
