AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety is encouraging Texas motorists to heed driver safety tips and prepare for enhanced Memorial Day enforcement efforts — including the annual “Click It or Ticket” and “Operation Crash Awareness Reduction Effort” (CARE) campaigns — through Memorial Day, May 27.
Click It or Ticket is an enforcement campaign that encourages people to wear their seat belts. Operation CARE is a specialized campaign in which Texas Highway Patrol Troopers look for drivers who are speeding, intoxicated, not complying with Texas’ “Move Over, Slow Down” law or violating other laws.
“Memorial Day weekend is commonly recognized as the unofficial kickoff to summer, and it is important for drivers to remember that our roads will be busier than usual,” said Steven McCraw, DPS director.
“To keep yourself and your loved ones safe, DPS asks that motorists take a little extra time when driving, obey traffic laws and be mindful of others when sharing the road,” McCraw said. “When we remember to buckle up, be courteous of others and follow the traffic laws in place to keep drivers safe, Memorial Day, and every day, is safer for everyone in Texas.”
During the 2023 Memorial Day campaign, troopers issued more than 48,480 citations and warnings, including 17,093 for speeding, 2,518 for no insurance and more than 1,360 for individuals without seat belts or child seat restraints.
DPS also arrested 150 people on DWI charges, 129 fugitives and 316 people for other felony charges.
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