The Office of Highway Safety announced today that between November 7th and 20th, 1,830 drivers were stopped and given distracted driving citations.
“The State issued a total of 1,830 citations during this distracted driving enforcement initiative. We are particularly proud of our law enforcement partners throughout the State who joined with us to send a strong message about the dangers of distracted driving and for the excellent job they did in protecting the citizens of this State. Some police agencies including Greenwood, Newport, Oceanview and Smyrna made an average of more than one arrest an hour,” said Lewis D. Schiliro, Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security.
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Did all the cops get their tickets as well? I hardly ever see one NOT on the phone while driving!
ReplyDeleteDid all the cops get their tickets as well? I hardly ever see one NOT on the phone while driving!
ReplyDeleteDecember 5, 2012 5:57 PM
I'm wondering how they were able to write tickets with one hand, while their phone was in the other.
when we they be writing tickets from Delmar, DE north? I see people on the hand held cells every day and not an officer in sight. talking on a hand held cell should be a primary offense and should be enforced. a lot of money could be made for the state of delaware.
ReplyDelete(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:
ReplyDelete(1) a law-enforcement officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, a paramedic or the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle in the performance of their official duties;
(2) a person using an electronic communication device to report to appropriate authorities a fire, a traffic accident, a serious road hazard, or medical or hazardous materials emergency, or to report the operator of another motor vehicle who is driving in a reckless, careless or otherwise unsafe manner or who appears to be driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or to report any crime.
(3) a person using a cell telephone who is operating a school bus and covered under §4176B of this title;
(4) a person engaging in a call with a hands-free electronic communication device while utilizing hands-free equipment and such person does not hold the hands-free electronic communication device in such person’s hand or hands; and
(5) the activation or deactivation of hands-free equipment or a function of hands-free equipment.
(6) a person driving or operating an unregistered farm tractor, farm truck or farm equipment.
(7) Use of an amateur radio by an FCC-licensed amateur radio operator during emergency conditions requiring such use.
(d) Whoever violates this section shall for the 1st offense be subject to a civil penalty of $50. For each subsequent offense the person shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $200.
(e) No motor vehicle points shall be assessed for a violation of this section. Additionally, a violation of this section shall not be made a part of a person’s driving record.”.
Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall preempt the provisions of a municipal or county enactment regulating the use of any electronic communication device by a person driving a motor vehicle.
4 wheelers don't have it posted to their driving records, but PROFESSIONAL truck drivers do.
ReplyDeleteBoy, another discriminatory action against truckers.
better have very good directions before you get to where you're going cuz they don't want you to call. jerks
when we they be writing tickets from Delmar, DE north? I see people on the hand held cells every day and not an officer in sight. talking on a hand held cell should be a primary offense and should be enforced. a lot of money could be made for the state of delaware.
ReplyDeleteDecember 5, 2012 10:03 PM
. Except for Maryland and West Virginia (until July 2013), all laws are primary enforcement—an officer may cite a driver for using a handheld cell phone without any other traffic offense taking place.
It IS a primary offense. Why didn't YOU do a search before saying that?
It IS a primary offense. Why didn't YOU do a search before saying that?
ReplyDeleteDecember 5, 2012 11:54 PM
I'm sorry, that was a little rude of me.