{"id":7758,"date":"2025-10-19T04:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T04:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/7758\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T04:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T04:34:07","slug":"allegheny-county-partnership-reminding-drivers-to-avoid-aggressive-driving-keep-roads-safe-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/7758\/","title":{"rendered":"Allegheny County partnership reminding drivers to avoid aggressive driving, keep roads safe \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. \u2014 Officials are reminding drivers to keep roads safe by avoiding aggressive driving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PennDOT, AAA East Central and the Allegheny County police are prioritizing the safety of emergency responders on the road ahead of National Move Over Day on Oct. 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The initiative highlights the importance of Pennsylvania\u2019s Move Over Law, which mandates that drivers approaching an emergency incident must either merge into a lane farther from the emergency or slow down to a speed of no more than 20 miles per hour below the posted speed limit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">An emergency response area is defined as a stationary police, fire or ambulance vehicle with flashing lights; a road crew with flares or signs, a tow truck assisting a vehicle or a disabled vehicle with at least two emergency displays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">An aggressive driving mobilization runs from Oct. 20 to Nov. 9. Police will target drivers exhibiting dangerous driving behaviors like speeding, texting and careless driving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to PennDOT data, in 2024, there were 5,897 aggressive driving-related crashes statewide. There were also 3,530 speeding-related crashes, which is the top offense law enforcement sees in aggressive driving citations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. \u2014 Officials are reminding drivers to keep roads safe by avoiding aggressive driving. 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