Delaware has seen more than double the number of traffic deaths so far in 2022 than at this time last year, and state agencies are grappling with how to slow the surge. The Delaware Office of Highway Safety reported that 29 people — including drivers of vehicles, motorcycles and bikes, as well as passengers and pedestrians — have died on the roads so far this year, compared to 14 in early March 2021.
- A portion of the driving public have no respect for others. They feel they can do as they please, breaking driving laws, as they know there is little chance they will be caught. And if caught and they lose their license, they drive anyway. And can you imagine how many high or drunk drivers are on the roads at any given time? The best any normal driver can do is do their best to drive defensively to stay safe. Double no-passing lines means nothing. Posted speed — nothing. Pass a stopped school bus — it’s OK because I won’t be caught. Drunk driving — get a high-priced attorney, go into a rehab program, get license back after paying a high fine and drink and drive again. It goes on and on. — Susanne Jaywork Messick
- Just drive the roads and you’ll see why there are so many accidents. Tailgating, speed, red-light running, passing on shoulders. More unmarked police with huge fines. — Stephen Malkowski
- I watched two trucks go through a red light at the intersection of routes 1 and 16 in Milton. People just either aren’t paying attention or just don’t care. — Kathy Spring Jordan
- Delaware State Police could start by actually enforcing the speed limits — to include their own patrol vehicles. The vast majority of people seem to be going 10-20-plus mph above the posted limit on every road. — Chris Ostrom
- Good thing they’re spending so much time enforcing stupid tint laws, though. — Gary Smithsonian
- Go back to the old laws on the road. Like not opening the left-hand lane to speeders. Putting more cops driving in the roads, arresting the weaving-in-and-out-of-lane speeders, not just doing radar. Make it easier to break the law and they will continue to break the law. — Harry Moffett
