Yarmouth Police Department Announces Click It or Ticket May Crackdown on Seat Belt Violations
For a safe Memorial Day or Night, Buckle Up for Safety
[Yarmouth, MA] – Seat belts are the most effective safety feature ever invented and have helped save thousands of lives. The Yarmouth Police Department, in partnership with the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s (EOPSS) Highway Safety Division (HSD) and over 95 state-wide local police departments will be cracking down on motorists who are not buckling up during the October Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement campaign.
The Memorial Day Week crackdown runs May 23rd through June 1st and local law enforcement officers will be enforcing the seat belt law around the clock – day and night. They are prepared to ticket anyone not wearing a seat belt. In fact, everyone in the car found not wearing a seat belt will be ticketed.
In Massachusetts, preliminary crash data from October 2011 shows there were 37 fatalities and over 275 people with incapacitating injuries who were not wearing a seat belt.
Seat belts save lives. Around the clock, remember to Buckle Up, Every Trip, Every Time.
For more information, please visit www.mass.gov/highwaysafety.