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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/19/2008 08:37 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/19/2008 08:38 AM
Expires: 01/01/2013 12:00 AM
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San Andreas CHP Cracking Down in Buckling Up....Enforcement Blitz Buckling Down on Those Not Buckled Up, Day and Night
San Andreas, CA......The San Andreas CHP will be aggressively enforcing the State’s occupant protection laws as part of California’s 2008 Click It or Ticket mobilization, taking place May 19-June 1. The campaign relies on heavy enforcement and public education as a means to help California achieve the highest seat belt use rate in the nation. California currently has the nation’s fourth highest seat belt use rate at 94.6 percent. ......
“Seat belts clearly save lives. Two of the four drivers involved in fatal collisions in our area this year were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision. It is our belief that seatbelt use could have saved those drivers” said Lt. Jerry Pelfanio, Commander of the San Andreas Office. “Wearing your seat belt costs you nothing, but the cost for not wearing it certainly will. So unless you want to risk a ticket, or worse - your life, please remember to buckle up day and night – We will not accept excuses or give warnings. It’s Click It or Ticket.”
While the buckle up rate for adults has continued to climb in recent years, California’s teen seat belt use rate lags behind the general population. In 2007, California’s teen seat belt use rate was 88.9 percent, well below the state rate of 94.6 percent for the same year.
More than 280 law enforcement agencies statewide will be participating in this year’s Click It or Ticket mobilization. Additionally, agencies are encouraged to conduct nighttime patrols in an effort to boost compliance at night.
Funding for officer overtime to support California’s Click It or Ticket campaign was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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