RSS 2.0 FeedSeptember 3, 2010, Bellmore Life
Aggressive driving crackdown
Initiative to combat aggressive driving runs from August 31 through September 13.
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Nassau Police Commissioner Lawrence W. Mulvey announce that the Nassau County Police Department will participate in a grant, provided by the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee through the Nassau County Traffic Safety Board in a comprehensive initiative, to combat aggressive driving from August 31 through September 13.
As a supplement, rather than a supplant, a precinctwide enforcement initiative aims at identifying aggressive drivers who operate their motor vehicle in a manner that endangers, or is likely to endanger, other persons or property. Aggressive driving involves a series of moving violations, such as unreasonable speed, passing a red light, tailgating, unsafe lane change, failure to signal a lane change, unsafe passing, failure to yield right away and failure to obey traffic control devices. An aggressive driver operates his vehicle in a deliberate, selfish, bold or pushy manner, which is likely to increase the risk of a collision and is motivated by impatience, annoyance, hostility or an attempt to save time.
He or she has low regard for the rights or safety of other uses of the streets and highways. The additional patrols throughout Nassau County during this initiative will give priority to high accident frequency locations, and areas known for excessive speeding and aggressive driving.