Drive like someone’s watching — because they are!
April 24, 2025
Time to look alive, drivers! Operation Safe Driver Week will run from July 13-19 this year, with a focus on reckless, careless, and dangerous driving. Officers in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. will be looking out for commercial drivers’ unsafe driving habits — don’t be one of the offenders!
During last year’s initiative, officers in Canada and the U.S. pulled over 11,050 vehicles, issued 2,712 tickets and citations, and gave 3,228 warnings to both commercial and passenger vehicle drivers. Research shows that these interactions have had a positive impact on safe driver rates over time.
What do drivers need to know?
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) runs Operation Safe Driver Week every summer to help encourage safe driver practices and improve road safety for everyone. Law enforcement personnel are looking for:
- Speeding,
- Following too closely,
- Drunk driving,
- Drugged driving,
- Distracting driving, and
- Other unsafe driving habits.
Drivers who engage in these types of behaviors will be pulled over and issued a warning or citation. Any person who drives a vehicle with clear disregard for safety is considered a reckless driver. All drivers must operate with due care and attention, and with reasonable consideration for everyone else on the road.
Why Operation Safe Driver Week matters
Data from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed that 42,514 people were killed in traffic crashes during 2022. Also in 2022, Canadian statistics reveal 1,931 motor fatalities, while Mexico statistics report 15,979 road deaths.
The goal of Operation Safe Driver Week is to address and reduce these rates by improving awareness. To boost these efforts, CVSA also offers other driver education initiatives to bring more attention and information to their cause.
CVSA will be offering:
- Resources for teen drivers and new drivers,
- Resources for commercial motor vehicle drivers,
- Public service announcements, and
- Postcards available in French, English, and Spanish.
To find more information about CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week initiatives, visit Operation Safe Driver - CVSA – Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
April 24, 2025
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