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  Category: Office of Highway Safety


Delaware Office of Highway Safety Announces Results from Final Wave of Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Crackdown.

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013

Today, the Delaware Office of Highway Safety announced the preliminary results of the third and final wave of the high visibility distracted driving enforcement campaign, Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other that ran from June 4th through June 17th. So far, 35 municipal police agencies out of the participating 40 agencies along with Delaware State Police have reported a total of 1,562 citations issued during the third wave of enforcement. This brings the total number of Delaware cell phone citations issued as part of this campaign to 5,757.



2013 Click It Or Ticket Enforcement Results

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, June 7, 2013

Over the past two weeks, officers from approximately 30 State, County, and municipal law enforcement agencies issued a total of 1,010 citations to unbuckled motorists during the 12th annual Click It or Ticket campaign. The enforcement portion of the campaign ran from May 13th through 27th and involved traffic safety checkpoints and saturation patrols both day and night along with Border to Border enforcement collaboration of police agencies.



Delaware Office of Highway Safety Ramps Up Enforcement of Distracted Driving Laws with Final Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Campaign

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, June 3, 2013

Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) and Delaware law enforcement agencies statewide will again be toughening up enforcement of Delaware’s distracted driving laws as part of the third and final wave of the Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. campaign to save lives on the state’s roadways. Enforcement will take place statewide from June 4-17.



2013 CLICK IT OR TICKET “Border to Border” Enforcement May 20th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013

On the morning of May 20th, Delaware will be joining forces with Pennsylvania and Maryland to mobilize the Click It or Ticket (CIOT) “Border to Border” enforcement operation. Delaware State Police and Delaware River and Bay Authority Police will be joining Pennsylvania law enforcement at the Delaware Memorial Bridge to provide increased seat belt enforcement at border sites including I-95, I-495, and I-295. Selbyville PD will be teaming up with Worchester County Sheriff’s Department on Rt. 113 at the Maryland/Delaware border to conduct seat belt enforcement. All agencies will be sending a ‘zero tolerance’ message to the public: Driving or riding unbuckled will result in a ticket, no matter what State. Several other states will also be participating in other areas along the northeast including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, and Massachusetts.



Click It or Ticket

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, May 13, 2013

The Click It or Ticket campaign will be in full effect with statewide overtime seat belt enforcement starting Monday, May 13th through 27th. Daily enforcement traffic safety checkpoints and saturation patrols will be conducted day & night by 31 state, local, and municipal police agencies and statewide. Much of the enforcement will occur in the afternoons and evenings when the majority of unrestrained injuries and fatal crashes occur.






  Category: Office of Highway Safety

Delaware Office of Highway Safety Announces Results from Final Wave of Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Crackdown.

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013

Today, the Delaware Office of Highway Safety announced the preliminary results of the third and final wave of the high visibility distracted driving enforcement campaign, Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other that ran from June 4th through June 17th. So far, 35 municipal police agencies out of the participating 40 agencies along with Delaware State Police have reported a total of 1,562 citations issued during the third wave of enforcement. This brings the total number of Delaware cell phone citations issued as part of this campaign to 5,757.



2013 Click It Or Ticket Enforcement Results

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, June 7, 2013

Over the past two weeks, officers from approximately 30 State, County, and municipal law enforcement agencies issued a total of 1,010 citations to unbuckled motorists during the 12th annual Click It or Ticket campaign. The enforcement portion of the campaign ran from May 13th through 27th and involved traffic safety checkpoints and saturation patrols both day and night along with Border to Border enforcement collaboration of police agencies.



Delaware Office of Highway Safety Ramps Up Enforcement of Distracted Driving Laws with Final Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Campaign

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, June 3, 2013

Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) and Delaware law enforcement agencies statewide will again be toughening up enforcement of Delaware’s distracted driving laws as part of the third and final wave of the Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. campaign to save lives on the state’s roadways. Enforcement will take place statewide from June 4-17.



2013 CLICK IT OR TICKET “Border to Border” Enforcement May 20th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013

On the morning of May 20th, Delaware will be joining forces with Pennsylvania and Maryland to mobilize the Click It or Ticket (CIOT) “Border to Border” enforcement operation. Delaware State Police and Delaware River and Bay Authority Police will be joining Pennsylvania law enforcement at the Delaware Memorial Bridge to provide increased seat belt enforcement at border sites including I-95, I-495, and I-295. Selbyville PD will be teaming up with Worchester County Sheriff’s Department on Rt. 113 at the Maryland/Delaware border to conduct seat belt enforcement. All agencies will be sending a ‘zero tolerance’ message to the public: Driving or riding unbuckled will result in a ticket, no matter what State. Several other states will also be participating in other areas along the northeast including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, and Massachusetts.



Click It or Ticket

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, May 13, 2013

The Click It or Ticket campaign will be in full effect with statewide overtime seat belt enforcement starting Monday, May 13th through 27th. Daily enforcement traffic safety checkpoints and saturation patrols will be conducted day & night by 31 state, local, and municipal police agencies and statewide. Much of the enforcement will occur in the afternoons and evenings when the majority of unrestrained injuries and fatal crashes occur.