November 21, 2022 - Harrisburg, PA
With the busy holiday driving period just around the corner, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission came together at the PennDOT Regional Traffic Management Center at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) in Harrisburg to remind drivers to wear their seat belts, drive sober, and eliminate distractions behind the wheel as they prepare to take to the road for Thanksgiving.Regional Traffic Management Centers throughout the commonwealth serve as hubs where PennDOT traffic control specialists monitor a network of 1,000 traffic cameras to help keep roads open and traffic flowing."We can all do our part to avoid crashes by always wearing a seat belt, designating a sober driver, and never driving distracted," said PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian. "We want everyone to arrive at their holiday destinations safely, but when crashes do happen, PennDOT and first responders will work quickly to help the motorists involved and keep traffic moving."Operation Safe Holiday kicked off on November 14 with the "Click It or Ticket" Thanksgiving enforcement mobilization running through November 27. Aiming to keeping Pennsylvania's youngest travelers safe on the road, PSP will hold child safety seat fitting clinics at several locations across the state.Speakers Included:Mike Keiser, Acting Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration with PennDOT,Mark P. Compton, Chief Executive Officer, Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionLt. Col. Jeremy Richard, Deputy Commissioner of Operations for the Pennsylvania State Police
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