MEDIA (CBS) — Greater than 49 million People are anticipated to drive to their Thanksgiving locations subsequent week, AAA stated.
With that in thoughts, PennDOT, Pennsylvania State Police, the Delaware County District Legal professional, SEPTA, Media Enterprise Authority and AAA targeted on vacation journey security at an occasion Thursday in Media.
Authorities reminded drivers to not drive whereas intoxicated and to put on a seatbelt and use correct automobile seats for youngsters.
Final 12 months there have been 525 crashes and 6 deaths within the Philadelphia space throughout Thanksgiving week, PennDOT knowledge exhibits. Forty-one of these crashes concerned impaired drivers.
“Troopers are skilled to search for numerous visitors violations and can stay cognizant throughout the vacation intervals. Vacationers can do their half by remembering to decelerate, transfer over, by no means drive impaired or distracted, and at all times buckle up,” Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Jessica Tobin stated in an announcement.
Pennsylvania state troopers are presently taking part in a nationwide “Click on It or Ticket” marketing campaign till Nov. 26.
As a part of an effort referred to as Operation Protected Vacation, police may even be conducting sobriety checkpoints, roving patrols, and common visitors security patrols starting subsequent week by means of the brand new 12 months.
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