Tomorrow, the Georgia State Patrol will put a second wave of officers on the road to ticket aggressive drivers. The jump in patrols is part of the Targeting Aggressive Cars and Trucks program, which aims at preventing accidents between cars and semi-trucks.
Major Chris Long from Georgia’s Department of Public Safety said the main goal of TACT is to educate drivers on how a semi-truck works. He said many don’t know and they put their lives at risk.
“The passenger vehicles, naturally, they can make stops more quickly than a commercial vehicle can. You’re talking 6, 000 lbs vs. 80.000 lbs. or more on a commercial vehicle. Those truckers can’t stop as fast a car can. So, that’s one of the dangers,” said Long.Long said two-thirds of fatal accidents involving a passenger vehicle and a semi-truck are caused by passenger vehicles.
Officers are now patrolling Interstate 75, from Cartersville down to Marietta. In January, the program expands to Interstate 95 in the South East.
