The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has scheduled its Operation Safe Driver Week for July 13-19.

During Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in unsafe driving behaviors, such as speeding, distracted driving, following too closely, drunk or drugged driving, etc. Drivers engaging in such behaviors will be pulled over by law enforcement personnel and issued a warning or citation.

The focus of this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week is reckless, careless, or dangerous driving. Any person who drives a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is driving recklessly. Careless/dangerous driving is defined as operating a vehicle without due care and attention or reasonable consideration for other motorists or people on the road.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 42,514 people were killed in traffic crashes in the U.S. in 2022. Transport Canada statistics from 2022 show that there were 1,931 motor vehicle fatalities in Canada. And Mexico reported 15,979 road deaths for 2022. Driver behavior contributes to 94% of all traffic crashes.

Last year, law enforcement officers in Canada and the U.S. pulled over 11,050 vehicles during Operation Safe Driver Week. Officers issued 2,712 tickets/citations and 3,228 warnings to commercial motor vehicle and passenger vehicle drivers for various unsafe driving infractions.