Dozens of ME police departments will begin a two week effort starting Monday, May 23 enforcing the state’s seat belt laws.
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Beginning Monday, the Lincoln Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit will join a nationwide “Click It or Ticket” enforcement effort.
Eight of 25 people were not wearing seat belts when they were killed in traffic crashes previous year in Rutherford County, said Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold. June 5, law enforcement officers are stepping up their efforts to ticket anyone who is not wearing a seat belt. The law was updated in 2004 to make seat belt violations a primary offense. “That’s why Click It or Ticket is more than a slogan to our officers”. In a press release, the Texas Department of Transportation stated there were 2,370 vehicle crashes involving unrestrained occupants in the state past year, which resulted in 889 fatalities and 1,854 serious injuries.
If driving, take control of the vehicle and those riding along by refusing to start the engine until every passenger in the auto is belted. The most current statistics indicate an increase in fatalities during the nighttime hours due to lower seat belt usage.
“Using a seat belt is the simplest way for a driver and his or her passengers to protect themselves when traveling”, said Gary Poedubicky, Acting Director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety. And all because drivers neglect to ensure that each occupant in their vehicle is properly restrained – an activity that requires only seconds to complete.
“It’s important to me to wear a seat belt and I think everybody should just because, you don’t know what could happen”.
Also, drivers and front-seat passengers 18 years-old or older are required to buckle up. And that’s why we take safety belt enforcement seriously.
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Kansas’ overall adult seat belt compliance rate is 82% and ranges, by county, from 59% to 95%, with occupants in rural counties generally less likely to buckle up than those in urban counties.
