New Jersey State Police will be stepping up enforcement of aggressive driving laws as part of a campaign to reduce collisions between trucks and cars expected to begin in December.
The campaign will include a public relations component with radio advertisements and educational materials encouraging car and truck drivers to be more aware of each other, but it will also include additional enforcement. Police will be on the lookout for violators who risk truck-car collisions, and could increase tickets for following too closely or weaving between lanes. .
The crackdown comes after state police launched another program to target tailgaters last month. The new program is part of a federal initiative called the Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks program, and will be funded by $800,000 in federal money.
In Bergen and Passaic Counties last year, there were nine deaths and 818 injuries as the result of collisions between trucks and cars.
