2013 Click it or Ticket results
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Jun 18, 2013, Comments Off
Courtesy Joe Baeza,
(Laredo, Tx)-Safety belts save lives. That’s why LPD is drawing the line for drivers and passengers: Buckle up or face a fine! Law enforcement officials statewide participated in the 2013 “Click It or Ticket” campaign to increase safety belt use. All drivers and all passengers in the vehicle must be properly restrained or run the risk of a fine up to $250.
It’s simple. Texas law requires drivers and all passengers in a vehicle to be secured by a safety belt. Yes, that means unbuckled adult passengers in the back seat now can get tickets, too. Unbelted backseat passengers can become projectiles in a car crash: they can be tossed around inside the vehicle and even can injure or kill those in the front seat. Riders in the back seat who use lap and shoulder belts are 44% more likely to survive in a crash than unrestrained occupants in passenger cars and 73% more likely in passenger vans and SUVs.
These are the results of the 2013 LPD Click it or Ticket enforcement:
Seat Belt citations -212
Child not secured in a Child Safety Seat-56
Speeding Citations-18
Disregarding Red Lights & Stop Signs citations-31
Other various citations-241
The summer is here and many take to the Texas roadways for vacation. Let’s prevent fatalities & severe injuries from happening by making sure that everyone in the car is safely secured with a seat belt!
