Thursday, August 23, 2012
The beltway and other high traffic roads will see an increase in trooper presence this weekend.
Maryland State Police will be on the roads in full force this weekend, targeting potential crashes before they happen. If you’re planning a last-minute getaway before Montgomery County heads back to school, be aware that 22 Maryland State Police Department barracks will be alert and looking for aggressive driving, speeding, distracted or impaired drivers and seat belt violations. The effort comes in response to an increase in traffic fatalities. Traffic-related deaths are up 13.5 percent across the country for the first quarter of 2012, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In Maryland, there was an increase of 6 percent, according a Maryland State Police release. From Jan. 1, 2012, to July 23, 2012, there were…
Thursday, August 9, 2012
The "Smooth Operator" initiative will run through Aug. 18 across Montgomery County.
Before you let your road rage take over, you may want to take note that police are targeting aggressive drivers this month. Montgomery County’s "Smooth Operator" initiative continues through Aug. 18. During that time, local police departments will try to stop unsafe behaviors. "The goal is to alert the community to the problems of aggressive driving," Lucille Baur, spokesperson for Montgomery County told Patch in June. "People are in a hurry, they tend to speed, tend to change lanes frequently, tend to tailgate—these are all aggressive driving behaviors. A person can be just caught up in their own personal stress and not even be thinking that they're breaking the law, they're just so focused on getting where they want to be quickly." …
Friday, June 1, 2012
The "Smooth Operator" initiative will begin Sunday, June 3, and continue through Saturday, June 9.
Montgomery County commuters might want to think twice next week before speeding up to cut off the slow-moving car ahead. When Montgomery County’s "Smooth Operator" initiative begins on Sunday, the Montgomery County Police Department will specifically target aggressive drivers with an educational/enforcement campaign to stop unsafe behaviors. "The goal is to alert the community to the problems of aggressive driving," said Lucille Baur, spokesperson for Montgomery County. "People are in a hurry, they tend to speed, tend to change lanes frequently, tend to tailgate — these are all aggressive driving behaviors. A person can be just caught up in their own personal stress and not even be thinking that they're breaking the law, they're just so …
Temperance Blalock
11:10 am on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
While I agree that the County Police should prioritize felonious crimes over traffic crimes, there's no question that there is a severe problem on our local roads with aggressive driving, and I'm glad that the police are periodically reminding us that this is not behavior that should be tolerated. more ›