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  Category: Office of Highway Safety


Do You Turn Into A Different Person Behind The Wheel?

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2013

The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) wants to know if you turn into a different person behind the wheel as they launch the agency’s aggressive driving campaign for 2013. The agency is building upon the brand “Respect the Sign” and reminding all drivers that aggressive driving is more than just speeding and is highlighting the other traffic behaviors drivers are likely to do such running stop signs, failing to yield, and changing lanes in an unsafe manner. The campaign will include high-visibility enforcement and awareness initiatives aimed at reducing aggressive driving-related traffic deaths.




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

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, April 29, 2013

Today, the Office of Highway Safety (OHS) announced the results of the second installment of the high visibility distracted driving enforcement campaign, Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other.




Are You A Looker? Motorcyclists Are Looking Out For You.

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, April 12, 2013

With winter gone and spring bringing warmer weather, more motorcyclists are out on the roads. The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) is reminding motorists to keep an eye out for motorcyclists because they are looking out for you.




Delaware Law Enforcement Continues to Crackdown on Distracted Drivers with Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Campaign

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Beginning today, Delaware State Police along with 39 municipal law enforcement agencies will again be cracking down on distracted drivers statewide as part of the second wave of the Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. enforcement campaign to save lives on Delaware roadways.




271 Motorists Cited For Not Buckling Up At Night

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, March 22, 2013

Two hundred seventy-one (271) motorists were cited for not buckle up at night during the first seat belt enforcement campaign of 2013. Officers from 6 police departments plus Delaware State Police worked over 421 hours of overtime enforcement looking for unbelted motorists.







  Category: Office of Highway Safety

Do You Turn Into A Different Person Behind The Wheel?

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2013

The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) wants to know if you turn into a different person behind the wheel as they launch the agency’s aggressive driving campaign for 2013. The agency is building upon the brand “Respect the Sign” and reminding all drivers that aggressive driving is more than just speeding and is highlighting the other traffic behaviors drivers are likely to do such running stop signs, failing to yield, and changing lanes in an unsafe manner. The campaign will include high-visibility enforcement and awareness initiatives aimed at reducing aggressive driving-related traffic deaths.




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

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, April 29, 2013

Today, the Office of Highway Safety (OHS) announced the results of the second installment of the high visibility distracted driving enforcement campaign, Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other.




Are You A Looker? Motorcyclists Are Looking Out For You.

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, April 12, 2013

With winter gone and spring bringing warmer weather, more motorcyclists are out on the roads. The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) is reminding motorists to keep an eye out for motorcyclists because they are looking out for you.




Delaware Law Enforcement Continues to Crackdown on Distracted Drivers with Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Campaign

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Beginning today, Delaware State Police along with 39 municipal law enforcement agencies will again be cracking down on distracted drivers statewide as part of the second wave of the Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. enforcement campaign to save lives on Delaware roadways.




271 Motorists Cited For Not Buckling Up At Night

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, March 22, 2013

Two hundred seventy-one (271) motorists were cited for not buckle up at night during the first seat belt enforcement campaign of 2013. Officers from 6 police departments plus Delaware State Police worked over 421 hours of overtime enforcement looking for unbelted motorists.