BUCKLE UP &
AGGRESSIVE DRIVING
ENFORCEMENT
GRANTS
Multiple times per year, the Millcreek Police
participate in state funded traffic enforcement
initiatives, with the goal of reducing
aggressive driving behavior, crashes, and
injuries on Township roadways.
PA STATEWIDE STATISTICS
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 TOTAL
Speeding Fatalities 190 177 191 172 187 917
Aggressive Driving Fatalities 134 119 128 124 129 634
Distracted Driving Fatalities 55 66 69 63 65 318
Crash informatIon obtained from PCIT (https://crashlnfo.penndot.gov)
n Aggressive driving behaviors include
speeding, tailgating and running red
lights.
n Over the past 10 years, more than
12,000 people died in crashes in
Pennsylvania. During that same time
period, speeding fatalities peaked in
2010 with 284 fatalities.
n Fatalities increased to 1,190 from
the record low of 1,137 in 2017. Last
year was the third-lowest number
of highway fatalities recorded and
overall fatalities continue to trend
downward.
n Speed fatalities increased from 172 in
2017 to 187 in 2018.
n Motorists are reminded to buckle
up. Police will watch for motorists
violating the state’s seat belt laws.
Unbuckled fatalities increased from
378 in 2017 to 398 in 2018.
n The state’s primary seat belt law
requires drivers or passengers
under 18 years old to wear a seat
belt. The state’s secondary seat belt
law requires drivers and front-seat
passengers 18 or older to wear their
seat belt.
n Any child under 2 years old must be
securely fastened in a rear-facing
child passenger restraint system, to
be used until the child outgrows the
maximum weight and height limits
designated by the manufacturer.
n Any child from 2 years to age 4 years
is required to be in an appropriate
child safety seat.
n Any child from age 4 years to 8
years is required to be in a properly
fitted child booster seat and seat
belt. (Both of these with respect to
weight/height as designated by the
manufacturer.)
n The extra enforcement is a part of
the Pennsylvania Aggressive Driving
Enforcement and Education Program
and is funded by part of PennDOT’s
investment of federal funds from
the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA).
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration recommends that
children age 12 and younger ride
buckled up in a rear vehicle seat.
· Young children should ride in a rear
vehicle seat in car seats / booster
seats approved for their height,
weight, physical development, and
behavioral needs.
· Infants in rear-facing child safety
seats should NEVER ride in the front
seat of a vehicle with an active
passenger-side front air bag.
MILLCREEK
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SPRING 2020
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