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Vigorous Action Being Taken Against Rash Driving

There are drivers who don’t stop for red signals. They speed up so fast that they would change lanes loose a control on the brakes make hand gestures and threaten other drivers. The state of Georgia wants such people to notice that such dangerous antics are now being targeted with a heavy penalty. The law enforcement officials say that aggressive or rash driving is dangerous when a large truck fully loaded is behind or ahead of rash driver. The fully loaded truck weighs over 80,000 pounds with a sizable advantage over passenger vehicles. In comparison to this a typical car weighs from around 4,000 to 5,000 pounds. When this two vehicles collide, the smaller vehicles will more likely be injured. A survey by the National Highway Safety Administration revealed that three out of four people injured in accidents are from passenger vehicles. This is the reason that G-TACT act is being laid down on rash driving around heavy trucks. During the act, the law enforcement officers issued 444 cita...