Operation Safe Driver

As announced by the FMCSA, Operation Safe Driver will be conducted October 17-23, 2010. The campaign, organized by Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), in partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier’s Safety Administration (FMCSA), targets both passenger car drivers as well as commercial ones. Although substantial progress is being made in driving down commercial motor vehicle (CMV)-related deaths, enforcement across North America will come down hard on those caught driving aggressively during this campaign.

“Inattention, poor awareness of traffic conditions and unsafe maneuvers by drivers are leading causes of fatal crashes between passenger cars and commercial vehicles, according to the FMCSA. While overall, highway crashes and fatalities are declining, poor driver behaviors are increasing – and not just among truck and motorcoach operators, mind you, but car drivers as well,” said Stephen A. Keppler, CVSA’s executive director. “Operation Safe Driver holds activities across the United States, Canada and Mexico to heighten traffic enforcement of both commercial and passenger vehicles, safety belt enforcement, roadside commercial vehicle and driver safety inspections, as well as educational and awareness programs for the motoring public about safe operations around big trucks and buses.” 

Read the CVSA's full story here.