Delaware
Delaware Seat Belt Ticket Stats From 10th Anniversary of “Click It or Ticket” Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Since 2008, the number of seat belt violations cited during the annual “click it or ticket” campaign has dropped in Delaware. This year the state saw a 25% drop from the prior year and numbers that are down 50% going back to 2008.
Over a two week period, enforcement agencies issued a total of 1,195 seat belt tickets. The enforcement involved traffic safety checkpoints and “saturation patrols” both day and night.
The Office of Highway Safety attributes the steady decline–2,347 tickets in 2008, 2,012 in 2009, 1639 in 2010, 1,195 in 2011–to more Delawareans choosing to buckle up.
Jana Simpler, Director of the Office of Highway Safety, clearly feels the campaign is working. “It’s a known fact that seat belts save lives and we are glad more people are actively taking part in this life saving behavior. Wearing a seat belt is the simplest thing you can do to improve your chances of surviving a crash by as much as 50%.”
