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Greenville PD
Joins Click It or Ticket
Greenville Police will Crack Down on Seat Belt Use – Especially at Night
Greenville, OH – The Greenville Police Department will join local and
national law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates all
across the country for the 2015 national Click It or Ticket seat belt
enforcement mobilization, May 18-May 31, 2015.
During the mobilization, officers will be cracking down on motorists
who fail to wear their seat belts – both day and night.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2004, seat belt nonuse alone
caused an estimated $18 billion in economic costs to society. When
people don’t wear seat belts, the potential costs increase because
unbelted crash victims receive worse injuries and more fatalities than
belted crash victims. Inpatient rehabilitation costs for motor vehicle
injuries average $11,265 per patient. On average, it costs more than
twice as much to treat an unbelted victim than a belted one, due to
these increased injuries. 52 percent of the 21,253
passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2011 were not wearing their
safety belts at the time of the crash. In 2012, of the fatal
crashes where safety belt information was known, 61 percent of the
people killed on Ohio’s roadways were not wearing a safety restraint.
“Too many drivers and passengers are not wearing their safety belts,
and it all too often ends in tragedy,” said Ohio Department of Public
Safety Director, John Born. “Our goal is to save more lives;
therefore, our law enforcement partners will be out enforcing safety
belt laws around the clock.”
“Many more nighttime traffic deaths can be prevented if more motorists
simply start wearing their seat belts. That’s why the Greenville
Police Department is strongly supporting enhanced nighttime enforcement
of seat belt laws during the May 18 – May 31, 2015, Click It or Ticket
campaign,” said Chief Dennis L. Butts. “We will be out in force
to remind drivers and occupants to always wear their seat belts – both
day and night.”
High-visibility enforcement such as the Click It or Ticket mobilization
is credited with increasing the national belt usage rate from 58
percent in 1994 to an observed usage rate of 85 percent in 2010.
Belt use saves thousands of lives each year across America. In 2009
alone, seat belts saved 12,713 lives nationwide.
Law enforcement will be cracking down on Click It or Ticket violators
around the clock. Local motorists should be prepared to buckle
up. If law enforcement finds you on the road unbuckled anytime or
anywhere, you can expect to get a ticket — not a warning. No excuses
and no exceptions,” said Chief Butts.
While this year’s Click It or Ticket enforcement mobilization runs
through May 31st, troopers will continue their zero tolerance policy
year-round when motorists are stopped for other violations and are
found to not be wearing their safety belt.
More than 900 law enforcement partners around Ohio, including the Ohio
State Highway Patrol, will be aggressively enforcing the law during the
mobilization, which runs May 18 – May 31, 2015.
“It’s simple - safety belts save lives and reduce injury in crashes,”
said John Born, Director, Ohio Department of Public Safety. “It is the
easiest thing you can do to protect yourself, your family and your
friends.”
Remember this May 18th to May 31st: It’s Click It or Ticket. Buckle up
and encourage your loved ones to do the same. You’ll save the cost of a
ticket and may even save a life.
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