Governor’s Highway Safety Office Announces Tennessee 2015 Click It or Ticket Enforcement Mobilization
NASHVILLE Tenn. (May 19, 2015) – Just ahead of one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, cops will be cracking down on seat belt violators.
The Governor’s Highway Safety Office is partnering with law enforcement statewide May 18 – 31 for the national Click It or Ticket enforcement mobilization. The campaign kickoff took place on Monday, May 18that Cool Springs Galleria in Franklin.
“Tennessee reached its highest seat belt use rate last year at 87.71%. However, we are still considered a ‘low use’ state on a national level,” said Governor’s Highway Safety Office Director Kendell Poole. “More than half of our traffic fatalities are unrestrained at the time of the crash. Imagine what even a small increase in our usage rate could do to the number of deaths and injuries each year.”
A new initiative taking place during Click It or Ticket is the “Border to Border Operation”, beginning at 6:00 p.m on May 18th. Law enforcement agencies will join forces to provide increased seat belt enforcement at state borders, sending a zero tolerance message to the public: driving or riding unbuckled will result in a ticket, no matter what state. This additional overnight enforcement is a result of the national research indicating that unbelted fatalities are more prevalent at night.
Tennesseans can expect to see more law enforcement out on the road during the remainder of the month, looking specifically for seat belt violators.
For more information about seat belt safety, visit the Governor’s Highway Safety Office website at www.tntrafficsafety.org.
