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  Category: Office of Highway Safety


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

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | 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 | Newsroom | 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 | Newsroom | 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.




Don’t Depend on the Luck o’ the Irish to Get You Out of a DUI

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, March 15, 2013

Tomorrow Saturday March 16th the New Castle County DUI Task Force will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in Wilmington and 13 other municipal police departments will be conducting DUI patrols to coincide with St. Patrick’s Day festivities across the state.




See The Light, Buckle Up At Night.

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Did you know that you are three times more likely to be in a car crash at night and wearing a seat belt decreases your risk of being injured or killed by approximately 50%? Delaware law enforcement officers are currently on the lookout for unbelted motorists during the first seat belt enforcement campaign of 2013. Drive without a seat belt and a ticket could be the least of your worries.







  Category: Office of Highway Safety

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

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | 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 | Newsroom | 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 | Newsroom | 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.




Don’t Depend on the Luck o’ the Irish to Get You Out of a DUI

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, March 15, 2013

Tomorrow Saturday March 16th the New Castle County DUI Task Force will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in Wilmington and 13 other municipal police departments will be conducting DUI patrols to coincide with St. Patrick’s Day festivities across the state.




See The Light, Buckle Up At Night.

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Did you know that you are three times more likely to be in a car crash at night and wearing a seat belt decreases your risk of being injured or killed by approximately 50%? Delaware law enforcement officers are currently on the lookout for unbelted motorists during the first seat belt enforcement campaign of 2013. Drive without a seat belt and a ticket could be the least of your worries.