May 24, 2016
By Paragon News Intern Jami Butcher –
State and local law enforcement agencies across the nation have stepped up enforcement to crack down on motorists who aren’t wearing their seat belts.
The national “Click It or Ticket” campaign kicked off last week and continues through Sunday, June 5.
The national seat belt use rate stands at 87 percent, but Sayre Police Chief Ronnie Harrold believes Americans can do better. Harrold believes the other 13 percent, an estimated 27.5 million people, still need to be reminded.
His department chooses to participate in the national “crack down” effort because the department knows how important it is to wear a seatbelt.
Law enforcement agencies that choose to participate in the campaign write tickets day and night to violators of the seat belt law. In Sayre, Harrold says the maximum amount of a ticket is $20.
Each year, the Sayre police department is a strong supporter of Click It or Ticket. Harrold believes in the campaign because seatbelts make a difference.
The campaign takes place each year around Memorial Day Weekend, which is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.
Harrold says if these seat belt enforcement crackdowns get people’s attention and gets them to buckle up, then his department has done its job.
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