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As the national safety belt use rate jumped to 79 percent, it is clear that more and more Americans are aware of the dangers of driving without a safety belt. Unfortunately, teens and young adults are many of the 59 million Americans still tempting fate and driving unbuckled. So, how do we get teens to buckle up when they think tragedy won’t happen to them? It’s simple, surround them with the strong message, “Click It or Ticket; If you won’t buckle up to save your life, then buckle up to save yourself a ticket,” and back it up with a strong enforcement push which includes, CONDUCTING SEAT BELT CHECK POINTS, SATURATION PATROLS AND SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. That’s exactly what’s going to happen this Thanksgiving holiday as more than 13,000 law enforcement agencies in all 50 states launch the national Click It or Ticket Mobilization, a nationwide law enforcement effort to protect young people and others from the leading risk they face – traffic crashes. The two-week enforcement wave, which runs from November 17 - 30, is based on a proven public health model to increase belt use called “high visibility enforcement.” All too often we are called upon to pull fatally injured young people from cars – and we’d rather write a thousand tickets than face one more of these tragedies. Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death among young people. Half of those killed would be alive today if they had simply put on their seat belt. The high
visibility enforcement model of Click It or Ticket is based on years of
research showing that for most people who don’t wear seat belts – especially
young people – the possibility of receiving a ticket is a more credible
incentive than the threat of injury or death.
Safety messages don’t work. Enforcement
messages, backed up by strong enforcement activities, do. That’s why the Fanwood Police Department is doing everything we can to get the word out to those who face the greatest risk – teens and young adults. By buckling up their seat belts, teens could save more than just money from hefty fines; they could save their lives. State by State breakdown of fatalities, by restraint use: You Must Have:
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