Lower Merion Township Police Cracking Down On Aggressive Driving

LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA — Police in Lower Merion Township are joining dozens of other local departments for a coordinated aggressive driving enforcement wave.

Now through Nov. 10, this initiative aims to reduce the number of crashes, injuries, and fatalities on area roadways.

Lower Merion Township Police are just one of 18 departments in Delaware County partaking in the crackdown.

Nearby, police in Radnor, Haverford, Philadelphia are also participating.

Below are Montgomery County police departments joining the enforcement effort:

• Abington Township
• Bridgeport Borough
• Cheltenham Township
• Collegeville Borough
• Conshohocken Borough
• Douglas Township
• East Norriton Township
• Franconia Township
• Hatfield Township
• Jenkintown Borough
• Limerick Township
• Lower Gwynedd Township
• Lower Merion Township
• Lower Moreland Township
• Lower Pottsgrove Township
• Lower Providence Township
• Lower Salford Township
• Marlborough Township
• Montgomery Township
• New Hanover Township
• Norristown Borough
• Plymouth Township
• Pottstown Borough
• Springfield Township
• Towamencin Township
• Upper Dublin Township
• Upper Gwynedd Township
• Upper Merion Township
• Upper Moreland Township
• Upper Pottsgrove Township
• Upper Providence Township
• West Norriton Township
• Whitpain Township

The enforcement wave will target Pennsylvania’s Move Over Law, school bus safety, speeding, and tailgating.

Drivers exhibiting unsafe behaviors, such as driving too fast for conditions or other aggressive actions, will also be cited.

Participating departments will use traffic enforcement zones, saturation patrols, speed enforcement details, corridor enforcement, work zone enforcement, and multi-jurisdictional patrol to identify and cite aggressive drivers.

The enforcement is part of Pennsylvania's Highway Safety Program and is funded by part of PennDOT's investment of federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

If you encounter an aggressive driver, PennDOT offers these tips:

• Get out of their way and don't challenge them.
• Stay relaxed, avoid eye contact, and ignore rude gestures.
• Don't block the passing lane if you drive slower than most traffic.
• Do not attempt to follow or pursue the vehicle. You or a passenger may call the police. But, if you use a cell phone, pull over to a safe location.

According to 2023 PennDOT crash data, there were 1,367 aggressive driving crashes, resulting in 39 fatalities and 104 suspected serious injuries in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.

Aggressive driving crashes involve at least two aggressive driving factors in the same crash. Factors include, but are not limited to, running stop signs or red lights, tailgating, careless turning or passing, and driving too fast for conditions.

The goal of targeted enforcement is to reduce the number of aggressive driving-related crashes, injuries, and deaths on roadways throughout the state.

Any aggressive driver stopped by police will receive a ticket.