Every Wednesday this month, Connecticut officials are cracking down on I-95, which extends more than 100 miles in the state.
State police and Department of Motor Vehicles have joined forces. Troopers are stopping speeders and aggressive drivers, while DMV inspectors are looking for trucks that violate equipment or cargo rules.
On the first day of the crackdown Wednesday, DMV officials ticketed 211 truck drivers, with 63 trucks taken out of service on I-95 and another seven removed from the Merritt Parkway, where trucks are prohibited.
In September, the crackdown will shift to I-84.
The enforcement effort was triggered by an increase in accidents, especially fatal accident, on Connecticut highways.
Public Safety Commissioner Arthur Spada, who has made traffic enforcement his top priority since he took office in June 2000, told the Associated Press that the higher accident rate could be traced to a harsh winter, a rising number of speeders, and increased congestion, especially from trucks. The number of accidents involving trucks increased 27 percent between 1997 and 1999, according to the AP.
State police and Department of Motor Vehicles have joined forces. Troopers are stopping speeders and aggressive drivers, while DMV inspectors are looking for trucks that violate equipment or cargo rules.
On the first day of the crackdown Wednesday, DMV officials ticketed 211 truck drivers, with 63 trucks taken out of service on I-95 and another seven removed from the Merritt Parkway, where trucks are prohibited.
In September, the crackdown will shift to I-84.
The enforcement effort was triggered by an increase in accidents, especially fatal accident, on Connecticut highways.
Public Safety Commissioner Arthur Spada, who has made traffic enforcement his top priority since he took office in June 2000, told the Associated Press that the higher accident rate could be traced to a harsh winter, a rising number of speeders, and increased congestion, especially from trucks. The number of accidents involving trucks increased 27 percent between 1997 and 1999, according to the AP.
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