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Aggressive Driving
With crowded, busy roads, aggressive driving is a troubling and dangerous problem in Fairfax County and across the metropolitan region. Some of the most visible acts of aggressive driving include:
- Tailgating
- Unsafe lane changes
- Speeding
- Running red lights and stop signs
What can I do to reduce the chance of being labeled an aggressive driver?
What can I do to report acts of aggressive driving?
How can I learn more about the aggressive driving problem?
What can I do to reduce the chance of being labeled an aggressive driver?
- Allow plenty of travel time
- Maintain an adequate distance from the vehicle in front of you
- Always used turn signals
- Always come to a full stop at red lights and stop signs
- Don’t run yellow lights: slow down instead
- Let other drivers merge with you
- Focus on driving; limit cell phone and stereo use
- Use horn only for emergencies
- Never engage in rude faces/gestures with other drivers/motorists
- Extend common courtesy to other drivers at all times
What can I do to report acts of aggressive drivers?
Aggressive Driver Online Reporting Eliminated
For more information and an alternative method to report aggressive driving, click on the link below
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/topics/061609aggressivedriverreport.htm
How can I learn more about the aggressive driving problem?
- Reflect upon your own driving habits; check out this FCPD aggressive driving video http://www.youtube.com/user/fairfaxcountypolice#p/a/u/0/wdVE2JpKscE
- Regional Smooth Operator safety campaign:
- http://www.smoothoperatorprogram.com/
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