Dover – 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.
During the enforcement period, officers statewide also arrested 1 person for DUI, issued 73 cell phone citations, and cited another 96 drivers for speeding. Additionally, officers issued 13 citations to drivers for child restraint violations, apprehended 18 wanted persons, made 5 drug arrests, and issued 239 citations for a variety of other traffic violations.
Delaware law requires drivers and all passengers, including those in the back seat, to wear a seat belt. The lap and shoulder belts must be worn and shoulder belts must not be placed behind the back or under the arm. An officer can pull over a driver if they see any person in the vehicle not wearing a seat belt, even if there is no other violation. The next wave of seat belt enforcement will be part of the Click It or Ticket campaign in May.
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
10 comments:
Your safety is the farthest reason for this law's existence. Yet another freedom seizing law designed only to give cops a reason to detain and visually or probably physically search an otherwise lawful citizen, designed only to levy those 'additional' citations and further steal our money. The cops know it, the government knows it and yet they continue the abuse.
Wow, thanks so much for looking out for us and keeping us safe officers! (Sarcasm)
Salisbury should be doing this and i bet hundreds would be given summonses and OUTSTANDING Warrants.
431 hours of overtime for a seatbelt patrol. wonder what the math on that one is.
Outstanding job- 18 wanted subjects! Police DO NOT MAKE LAWS. They also recieve NOTHING from the tickets they write.
well 7:37 a bunch of them made overtime!!
How man off duty police officers were detained and let go with no citation?
They also recieve NOTHING from the tickets they write.
March 24, 2013 at 7:37 PM
Oh sure they do. I know of one thing some of them should get more frequently.
And it may happen yet when things deteriorate more.
Nothing, huh? Trooper of the Year sound familiar? Trooper of the Month? If the numbers in the story were correct, a "seat belt campaign" (at NIGHT, just to reinforce the 'we are watching you all the time' factor) got 271 seat belt violators, but almost 450(!!) OTHER tickets and arrests. Doesn't sound like a "seat belt" campaign as much as it does a military "sweep". Looks like 4:32 described the situation perfectly. Seat belts were just a reason for the revenue drive....and everyone should know that the police did a cost-benefit analysis to justify FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY HOURS of (very expensive) overtime. For our safety. Thats right. For our safety.
If you do not like the seat belt law, get the law changed. Be mad at your politicians who make these laws, not those that are paid to enforce them.
Going building to building killing enemy combatants is a military sweep, not writing $25 tickets.
I hate being "visually searched" too. That's why I hide here, so nobody can ever look at me. The tinfoil is so they can't read my mind.
Post a Comment