To Reduce Crash Deaths Motorists Face Stepped Up Enforcement
In 2008, 12,671 passenger vehicle occupants died in motor vehicle crashes nationwide between the nighttime hours of 6 p.m. and 5:59 a.m., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Nearly two thirds (64%) of those who died were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the crashes, compared to less than half (45%) of the passenger vehicle occupants killed during the daytime hours of 8 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.
"Nighttime drivers and passengers continue to be among those least likely to wear seat belts. Consequently, they are also among those most likely to die in motor vehicle crashes. That's why the Greenville Police Department is supporting enhanced nighttime enforcement of belt laws during the May 24 June 6, 2010, Click it or Ticket campaign," said Chief Dennis L. Butts.
The Greenville Police Department joins hundreds of law enforcement officials, highway safety representatives and safety advocates nationwide who have vowed support of the annual mobilization. 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 84 percent in 2009. And belt use saves thousands of lives each year across America- In 2008 alone, seat belts saved 13,250 lives nationwide and 390 lives in Ohio.
"Local motorists should be prepared for stepped up Click It or Ticket activities that will take place around the clock. 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 Dennis L. Butts.
Remember this May 24 to June 6, 2010: 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.
So on June 7th I can drive around without it again without worry of being cited?
ReplyDeleteI would of thought we were already apart of this. Better late than never
ReplyDeleteNow see, I just don't think that is right, seriously. Why is it the can give a person a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt but motorcylists can cruze around with no helmet and not worry about such an infringement??? Just asking!
ReplyDeleteWhat if its my choice not to wear it and risk dying in an accident.Shouldn't this be a personal choices.
ReplyDeletenot when your flying torso could put a dent in my innocent car, no.
ReplyDeleteI don't get it either, 2:25. It makes no sense to me.
ReplyDeleteGuess the coffers are running a little low.
ReplyDeleteWhat a complete and total farce. There would be more respect for our government and their law enforcement officers if they would simply tell the truth:
"We need to generate money and this is how we have chosen to do it. Buckle up or pay us or pay a lobbyist to overturn this ridiculous law"
Save the fake concern and the statistics. Are you safer if you buckle up? Of course, which is why I always do. But so long as motorcyclists are riding around without a helmet spare me.
The only difference is that if some schmuck politician tries to pass some kind of helmet-or-ticket law he'll have a thousand Harleys parked outside his office and very tough time getting re-elected. This way they quietly generate a ton of revenue under the false guise of looking out for the general welfare.
What a joke.
The rest of the state, plus most other states have enforced the seat belt program for years, did Greenville finally realize that the law had taken effect?
ReplyDeleteI just DO NOT agree that it should be a law! The govenment is always telling us what we CAN and CANNOT do, and I for one am fed up! Your absolutel right Jack, another way to make money. I feel like if you choose to not buckle up that is your business and NO ONE elses! It shouldn't even be a LAW!
ReplyDeleteConnie
Alright Connie, if you want to not wear your seatbelt, just enjoy your trip through the windshield. Seriously? You are going to complain about your own safety? Come on!
ReplyDeleteThis is not a new thing for Greenville. It is a yearly program to increase awareness about seat belt use. This program doesn't have anything to do with the "coffers running low". The Police Deptarment doesn't see much money for any traffic tickets. Almost all of the money generated by traffic tickets go to the Courts and the State.
ReplyDeleteMy safety is MY business, no one elses!
ReplyDeleteI didn't say whose coffers were running low - what I am saying is that this campaign has virtually nothing to do with public safety and everything to do with generating revenue.
ReplyDeleteNeither am I preaching against seatbelts - I personally never drive without mine on nor is anyone allowed in a vehicle that I am driving without buckling up.
My problem is the insincere and hypocritical nature of this fake safety campaign and the image it produces: that of a terribly concerned peace officer pulling over a car with an unbuckled driver as a group of motorcyclists drive by without even the slightest protective gear required.
This program has everything to do with money and nothing to do with public safety. Open your eyes and you might see that.
"My safety is MY business, no one elses!"
ReplyDeleteThey should put a clause in health and life insurance plans that deal with people too ignorant to wear a seatbelt, "If you are hurt in an wreck without wearing a seatbelt your policy is void".
Ask your agent to include that wording in your policies,step up and put your money whereyour mouth is for a change.
I have a question... of the 12,671 killed, how many of those took place within the city of Greenville Ohio and how many of those were not wearing their seat belt ?
ReplyDeleteIt's not about the statistics, it's about the money ... good luck boys, I hope you catch all the bad guys not wearing seat belts while real crime and drugs are on the rise in Greenville.
No more common sense....