Delaware Anti-Speeding Campaign Nets 6,322 Tickets

Delaware’s four-month campaign against speeding produced 6,322 citations.

The Office of Highway Safety says that’s an increase of nearly 4,000 compared to a similar, three-month campaign last year.

Office spokeswoman Andrea Summers says the number of fatal crashes attributed to speed dropped 12 percent, from 30 percent, after the campaign started.

Highway Safety director Tricia Roberts says “speed enforcement will not cease” even though this period of public awareness and high visibility enforcement has ended.

The officers participating in the campaign are Delaware State Police, New Castle County police and Dover police officers.

Latest Comments

• November 11, 2009 at 7:20 am

  Actuary says:

  Red light cameras are an easier way to raise revenue.
• November 9, 2009 at 1:24 am

  nobody important says:

  You could go the speed limit, but that would be too hard. Just pick the laws you like to obey and ignore the rest. Makes sense. Can't pay the fine, don't do the crime.
• November 9, 2009 at 9:08 am

  George says:

  This is a perfect example of regression towards the mean. They do a "safety campaign" when the number of accidents goes way above normal. During the safety campaign there is a... read more