Aggressive driving to be targeted

COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho State Police and the Coeur d'Alene Police Department will be targeting aggressive driving through Saturday.

Police will especially be on the lookout for those who drive aggressively around commercial vehicles. Offenses include speeding, tailgating and cutting off other vehicles.

Last year aggressive driving was a contributing factor in more than 52 percent of all crashes that occurred, resulting in more than 12,000 crashes, according to ISP.

The Targeting Aggressive Cars and Trucks Program targets both commercial and non-commercial vehicle drivers who drive aggressively or unsafely. It was developed in cooperation with other safety agencies and the trucking industry and has reduced the number of commercial vehicle crashes in some areas by more than 30 percent.

"Our goal is to make the roads safer for everyone," ISP Sgt. Jim Eavenson said. "This program focuses on those drivers that are making bad decisions and creating an unsafe situation for everyone else. One fewer crash is one more person that arrived at their destination safely, and that's what this is all about."

For more information, call (208) 884-7220 or visit www.isp.state.id.us/cvs.