FARGO (KFGO) – The North Dakota Dept. of Transportation’s Public Safety Division has announced a new enforcement period that will run August 1-17. Law enforcement across the state will have extra patrols enforcing speed limits and removing aggressive drivers from the road as a part of the Speeding Slows You Down enforcement campaign.
The DOT says speeding was a factor in a fourth of fatality crashes in 2022. An enforcement period earlier this year led to 2,815 citations for speeding.
Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says speeding and aggressive driving is dangerous. Beyond speeding, citations can be issued for driving too fast for conditions, following too close, or operating a vehicle in a reckless, negligent or aggressive manner.
“Give yourself enough time to get where you are going. It’s better to slow down and arrive late than to not arrive at all,” Jahner said.
The high visibility enforcement is one element of Vision Zero’s Summer H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) strategy to eliminate crash fatalities and serious injuries on N.D. roads. Summer H.E.A.T. will continue through August to encourage everyone to wear a seat belt, use appropriate child passenger safety seats, drive sober and distraction-free and follow all posted speed limits.
