The annual safety event kicked off July 9 and will last through July 15.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week has officially started.
Throughout the week, law enforcement officials will be on the lookout for unsafe driving behaviors such as speeding, texting, operating a motor vehicle without wearing a seatbelt, improper lane change, and aggressive driving. Bringing awareness to and preventing these risky driving habits to encourage safer roadways is the goal.
What We Learned from Operation Safe Driver Week 2022
Speeding was the top unsafe driving behavior drivers received warnings or citations for during Operation Safe Driver Week 2022. Between the US and Canada, 7,299 warnings and 8,586 citations were issued for speeding-related violations.
The CVSA has selected speeding as the focus area for this year's enforcement event as it continues to pose a threat to our roadways.
“As unpopular as traffic citations are among drivers, we know that driver behavior does respond to contacts with law enforcement and warnings and citations,” said CVSA President Chief Jay Thompson of the Arkansas Highway Police. “Roadway safety is our top priority and this traffic enforcement initiative supports our goal of making sure everyone driving on our roadways is doing so safely.”
Use MVR Monitoring to Track Unsafe Driving Behaviors
If your company drivers are caught speeding or cited for any other risky driving habits this week, it's the perfect time to address their potentially hazardous driving behaviors.
Motor vehicle report (MVR) monitoring programs make it easy to keep an eye on your drivers while they're behind the wheel. Any traffic citations that are reported to their driving record automatically trigger a notification, so you're the first to know. Your drivers may not tell you about their speeding tickets otherwise!
Stay in the know about your drivers' risky behaviors with Foley's MVR monitoring program. It can help you operate a safer fleet, and potentially save you on all-time high insurance premiums.
Get a free program demo now to start tracking your employees' habits in the driver's seat.
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