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Wear Seat Belts To Stay Safe Over Thanksgiving, State Police Urge


November 2006
 Filed under: CAR CONSUMER Car News | CAR CONSUMER Headlines

State Troopers to Join National 'Click It or Ticket' Effort, Offer Child Seat Inspections

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- State Police will participate in a national "Click it or Ticket" campaign and offer free child safety seat inspections in an effort to keep Pennsylvania highways safe during the heavily-traveled Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Commissioner Jeffrey B. Miller announced today.
"The roads will be busy as motorists drive to holiday gatherings, stores and elsewhere," Miller said. "The very best way to protect yourself and your passengers is to make sure that everyone is properly buckled up before you start your vehicle."

At the request of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Buckle Up Pennsylvania, Miller said State Police will take part in a "Click It or Ticket" campaign from Nov. 20-27.

"If a driver is stopped for a traffic violation and anyone in the vehicle is not properly restrained, the driver will get two citations instead of one," he said. "Our goal is not to write more citations, but to send a strong message that seat belts and child safety seats save lives."

Seat belt usage rates are at an all-time high of 86 percent in Pennsylvania, according to the PennDOT, but Miller noted that the national goal is to increase seat belt use to 90 percent by 2008.

Miller said State Police will offer free child safety seat inspections at locations around the state in conjunction with the campaign. Parents can get information about the inspections by accessing the State Police Web site, www.psp.state.pa.us, or by calling any State Police station.

Miller said State Police also will participate in "Operation C.A.R.E.," a national program aimed at reducing crashes on interstate highways during holiday weekends.

"C.A.R.E. stands for Combined Accident Reduction Effort, and we will work with state police in neighboring states to engage in highly visible, aggressive highway safety enforcement activity on the interstate highway system," Miller said.

Miller said that during last year's official five-day Thanksgiving driving period, 13 people were killed and 503 others were injured in 1,738 crashes investigated by State Police. Six of those killed were not wearing seat belts and two of the fatalities were alcohol-related. Of the total number of crashes, 90 were alcohol-related.

During the same period, troopers issued 4,453 speeding citations and arrested 290 motorists for driving under the influence.

The official Thanksgiving holiday driving period covers Wednesday, Nov. 22, through Sunday, Nov 26.

Source: Pennsylvania State Police Department

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