HUSTON TOWNSHIP – Truck traffic traveling Sullivan Hill Road (Route 153) in Huston Township, Clearfield County, will be reminded to obey the posted speed limit, as The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced the placement of a radar-controlled speed display sign just north of Oak Stub Road.
The speed display sign is to aid in curbing speeding, a common type of aggressive driving.
The sign, which was placed Sept. 13, faces northbound traffic and displays the 20-mile-per-hour speed limit for trucks with a gross weight of more than 21,000 pounds traveling on Route 153.
The sign uses radar to determine the speeds of oncoming traffic. Vehicle speeds are then posted on the lighted section of the sign.
The speed limit for vehicles with a gross weight of less than 21,000 pounds in this section of Route 153 is 55 miles per hour.
The speed display sign will remain in this location for up to four weeks.
Speeding and other aggressive driving behaviors are among the leading causes of crashes and fatalities in Pennsylvania. Other aggressive driving behaviors include running stop signs or red lights, passing illegally and tailgating.
Aggressive driving behaviors were listed as a crash cause in 49 percent of Clearfield County crashes in 2017.
Learn more about aggressive driving at PennDOT’s highway safety web site, www.penndot.gov/safety.
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