Dangerous driving during the pandemic

At first glance, the Baltimore Beltway may seem the same, but safe drivers know something is different.

MOTORISTS TAKING ADVANTAGE OFTHE OPEN LANES TO DRIVE AS IFTHEIR THE ONLY ONES ON THEROAD.

WMAR 2 NEWSHAS MORE ON WHAT POLICE AREDOING ABOUT IT.(HAGER S━UP) 8:49“Somemotorists have turned intomenaces when they hit the roadduring this coronaviruspandemic, and the MarylandState Police have vowed tostop them” (TRACK) AT FIRSTGLANCE, THE BALTIMORE BELTWAYMAY SEEM THE SAME, BUT SAFEDRIVERS KNOW SOMETHING ISDRIVobertNOW SOMETHING ISDIFFERENT.

(SOT)Castle/ Hampden 15:45“Youdoing 60 and people& right upon your bumper.

If you have tohit the brakes, thatYoubarricade and theywith you or youflip over the barricade andtake lives” (TRACK) AND ITNOT JUST THE BELTWAY THATTURNED INTO A SPEEDWAY, ANDMANY NOW FEAR FOR THEIRSAFETY.

(SOT━Danita Allen/Northeast Baltimore 17:59“Absolutely.

Especially if Ihave my kid in the car.

Youknow I have to be here for himand I donhurt or anyone else and Iseen multiple accidents wherepeople are just& if the day isnice, werestrictions, but theyabusing it” (TRACK) MARYLANDSTATE POLICE HAVE NOTICED ITTOO, AND LAST WEEKEND, OVER ATHRE━DAY PERIOD, THEYCONDUCTED MORE THAN 500TRAFFIC STOPS AND ISSUED MORETHAN 400 CITATIONS ACROSS THESTATE, CRACKING DOWN ONLEA━FOOTED DRIVERS.(SOT━Greg Shipley/ MarylandState Police 5:09“A lowervolume of traffic out there webelieve has certainlycontributed to people who feelthat they can violate everyoneelseeveryone elsedriving any way they want, andone thing that certainly hasnot changed during this timeof restriction are the trafficlaws” (TRACK) IN FACT,TROOPERS STOPPED ONE DRIVERRECENTLY WHO WAS ALLEGEDLYDRIVING DRUNK AND TRAVELLINGMORE THAN A HUNDRED MILES PERHOUR.

ITLA━ABIDING PEOPLE THINK TWICEABOUT GETTING OUT ON THE ROAD&EVEN FOR THE ESSENTIALS.

(SOT)17:25“Even on my Saturday, ifI have to go to market runs,people are just drivingextremely crazy with thespeeding or cutting you off,the failure to give right ofway.

I”(HAGER S━UP) 10:05“With theMemorial Day weekend quicklyapproaching, Maryland StatePolice say you can beguaranteed their troopers willbe out there making surepeople mind the rules of theroad.

In Baltimore County,Jeff Hager, WMAR 2 News”Here's a look at what we'r