Top 9 Delaware Traffic Rules
Top 9 Delaware Traffic Rules
Do you know when you have to wear a helmet in Delaware? What about the penalties for drunk driving? Do you know when the law says a child can stop using a child seat? Or when you can talk on a cell phone while driving? If you are driving in Delaware, here’s the Top 9 rules of which you need to be aware.
1
Under primary enforcement laws (meaning law enforcement can pull you for this alone), texting is banned for all drivers. Use of a hand-held cell phone is banned for all drivers. School bus drivers and drivers with a permit or restricted license are prohibited from using hands-free phones.
2
Child passengers must be in a child seat until they are seven years old and over 66 pounds. Children eight years and older can use adult seat belts. The maximum fine for a first seat belt offense is $25.
3
The state has zero tolerance for some drugs, including marijuana, though its use has been decriminalized and it is legal for medical use.
4
Delaware conducts statewide sobriety checkpoints every month from January to June and weekly from July to December.
5
Helmets must be worn by motorcycle riders under the age of 19, and by bicycle riders under the age of 18.
6
You are eligible for your learner’s permit at age 16, your intermediate license at age 16-and-a-half, and a non-restricted license at age 17.
7
Red light cameras are used throughout the state, and citations are issued to the registered owner of the vehicle. The penalty for running a red light is $110.
8
Upon a first offense, drunk drivers lose their license for three months and are required to install ignition interlock devices.
9
The fines for committing traffic violations in work zones are doubled even if workers and signage are not present.
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