County Police Cracking Down on Aggressive Driving

Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence W. Mulvey recently announced that the county's Police Department will conduct a comprehensive initiative to combat aggressive driving now through May 9.

"Aggressive driving is defined as the operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger other persons or property," Mulvey said in a statement. "It involves the commission of a series of moving violations, such as unreasonable speed, passing a red light, tailgating, unsafe land change, failure to signal a lane change, unsafe passing, failure to yield right of way and failure to obey traffic control devices."  

An aggressive driver, county police said, operates a vehicle in a deliberate, selfish, bold or pushy manner, which is likely to increase the risk of collision and is motivated by impatience, annoyance, hostility or an attempt to save time. Mulvey  noted that an aggressive driver also has low regard for rights or safety of other users of the streets and highways.

"Aggressive driving will not be tolerated here in Nassau County," Mulvey said. "As police commissioner, I make it our priority to protect the residents and visitors of Nassau County."