Press release:
As motorists take to the roads this Memorial Day holiday, State Police are urging everyone to buckle up. Now through June 5th, law enforcement officials will be out in full force, taking part in the 2016 National Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization and cracking down on motorists who are not belted.
Law enforcement agencies across Western New York will join forces to provide increased seat belt enforcement. The campaign aims to send a zero-tolerance message to the public: driving or riding unbuckled will result in a ticket, no matter what state.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 9,385 passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2014 were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash. Statistically unbelted fatalities are more prevalent at night than during the daytime: 58 percent of those killed in 2014 during the overnight hours of 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m. were unbelted at the time of the crash.
Thousands of Americans are alive today because a seat belt saved them during a crash. In 2014, the use of seat belts in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 12,802 lives. From 2010 to 2014, seat belts saved an estimated 63,000 lives.
For more on the national Click It or Ticket mobilization, visit www.nhtsa.gov.
Well the Constitution says I
Well the Constitution says I don't have to and I don't want to. When I drive drunk I would much rather be thrown free of the crash and that won't happen if I am buckled up. So thank you but No. And vote for freedom and Donald tRump whenever that election thingy comes around.