Clearfield, PA – Commercial vehicle traffic along Port Matilda Highway in Centre County will be reminded to obey the posted speed limit. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) placed a radar-controlled speed display sign between Hannah Furnace Road and Reese Hollow Road this week to aid in curbing speeding, a common type of aggressive driving.
The sign faces eastbound traffic and displays the 30-mile-per-hour speed limit for trucks with a gross weight of more than 21,000 pounds. 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 322 is 55 miles per hour.
The sign will remain in this location for up to eight weeks.
Speeding and other aggressive driving behaviors are among the leading causes of Pennsylvania crashes and fatalities. Other aggressive driving behaviors include running stop signs or red lights, passing illegally, and tailgating.
PennDOT listed aggressive driving behaviors as a factor in 54 percent of crashes in Centre County in 2023.
Learn more about aggressive driving at PennDOT’s highway safety website, www.PennDOT.pa.gov/safety.
CONTACT: Timothy Nebgen, tnebgen@pa.gov or 814-765-0598, or Steve Harmic, sharmic@pa.gov or 814-496-6189.