Dover, DE – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and 42 law enforcement agencies across the State to eliminate handheld cell phone use and texting by motorists traveling on Delaware’s roadways.
Beginning November 7 through November 20, Delaware law enforcement will be out in force to make sure drivers keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel.
“Reducing distracted driving improves safety for everyone who shares the road. Just as we keep our focus as a state on creating more jobs, we want drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and their focus on the road,” Governor Markell said.
6 comments:
Why is this from November 7th through November 20th? Markell only cares 14 days out of the year? If the Delaware law had been written as a primary offense and police had been writing tickets when observed some of the lost lives could possibly have been saved.
Time to make this a primary offense in Maryland too.
How about eating & drinking, talking with passengers, disciplining kids, tuning the radio, changing a CD, checking location on GPS, pet in lap -even loose in cabin), one finger wave at another driver, or riding with a foot propped on dash. There are also a few other distractions beyond a PG rating that should be cited by our nanny state gendarmes.
Maybe what we really need is to tighten up the licensing requirements so drivers must demonstrate personal responsibility and awareness. It's a cop out to say police and emergency responders can talk on phones/radios because they are better trained; shouldn't the general populace be better trained as well?
The technology now exists to determine if drivers are texting or talking on a cell phone while driving.I say employ it in the same manner that the speed cameras are used and use the proceeds to generate community funds.When the political higher ups are caught texting while driving make a huge spectacle out of them.The truth is when they get caught they'll want to cancel the whole program.Recently a local politician was caught by a speed camera exceeding the posted speed limit by 30mph.He had the cameras removed from that town.
11:12....right on!
They've yet to enforce this law and I don't see them ever enforcing it!
I'm tired of states passing laws and then not enforcing them!
My life is in danger every time I'm on the road because of people on their damned phones!
Hang up, pay attention and drive!
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