Menifee police taking part in “Click It or Ticket” program
Menifee Police have started its 2009 holiday Click It or Ticket mobilization from today until Nov. 30.
Menifee police will be out in force looking for drivers and passengers who are not wearing their safety belts or using the devices improperly, said Sgt. Danny Lingo.
Menifee Police have started its 2009 holiday Click It or Ticket mobilization from today until Nov. 30, Lingo said. Officers will be out in force looking for anyone - driver, passenger or child - not properly restrained, he said.
Given the years of public awareness campaigns, including hundreds of Click It or Ticket highway signs, no warnings will be given out. The Click It or Ticket campaign relies on heavy enforcement and education as a means to help save lives on California’s roadways.
“There is absolutely no question that seat belts save lives,” said Capt. James McElvain in a written statement. “Buckling up will not only save you a heavy fine, it can also save your life.”
Currently California has a seat belt usage rate of 95.4 percent, but that still means over 1.5 million people in the state are not buckling up. Properly restrained drivers, passengers and children have a 50 percent better chance of surviving a crash than unbelted occupants. Those ejected from vehicles in crashes or roll-overs are up to 35 times more likely to die than restrained occupants.
More than 175 local law enforcement agencies statewide and the California Highway Patrol will be participating in this year’s Click It or Ticket mobilization. Funding 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, Lingo said
Tags: California Highway Patrol, California Office of Traffic Safety, Capt. James McElvain, menifee police, national highway traffic safety administration, Sgt. Danny Lingo, SWRNN
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Comment by: LSJ Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:22 pm
I notice they do this every year about Christmas time. They must get a bonus for every ticket they gave out.