Click It or Ticket

Bucyrus Police Department to participate in Click It or Ticket

To Help Save Lives

 (Bucyrus, OH) -.  The Bucyrus Police Department is joining state and local law enforcement agencies and highway safety groups in supporting an aggressive national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign from May 22 through June 4.  Police will be ticketing unbelted vehicle occupants around the clock—night and day.

Regular seat belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes.  When worn correctly, seat belts have been proven to reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants by 45 percent, and by 60 percent in pickup trucks, SUVs and minivans.

Seat belts are the single most effective piece of safety equipment in a vehicle, yet NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) observational studies show that nearly one out of five Americans still fails to wear a seat belt when driving or riding in a motor vehicle.

Stepped-up law enforcement activities will be conducted during the 2017 Click It or Ticket mobilization period from May 22-June 4.  The mobilization will encourage every driver and passenger to buckle up, especially at night.

For more information, please visit www.nhtsa.gov.