Expect extra patrols

BONNERS FERRY — Today through April 12, the Idaho Transportation Department will team up with the Bonners Ferry Police Department and other law enforcement agencies to make Idaho highways safe.

Idaho law enforcement officers will increase enforcement of speed limits and traffic laws during this patrol.

“Drivers must recognize what aggressive driving is, understand the risk and know they will be ticketed if they choose to drive aggressively,” Bonners Ferry Chief of Police Rick Alonzo said.

Some of the indicators the police will be looking for are tailgating, changing lanes without warning, running red lights, following too closely and failing to yield.

“Aggressive driving is a serious problem in Bonners Ferry, causing more than half of all traffic fatalities,” said Alonzo.

“Any one or combination of these behaviors can lead to serious injury or death.”

More than two-thirds of fatal aggressive crashes in Idaho occurred in rural areas where higher speed limits are in place, according to ITD