Inarguably, seatbelt is one of the most efficient auto features to prevent car accidents. It has dramatically reduced fatalities and serious injuries to car occupants.
Over the years, authorities have been creative in finding ways to minimize, if not eliminate, incidents of car accidents.
The “Click it or Ticket” campaign is a road safety drive aimed at getting all Californians to buckle up while inside their cars. It emphasizes the need to wear seatbelts at all times not only because it is provided by law but ultimately for safety reasons.
If properly fastened, seatbelts will prevent passengers from sustaining further injuries. It is particularly useful in rollover accidents to prevent car occupants from being ejected out of the vehicle.
The participating counties include Upland, San Bernardino, Claremont and Chino. The local authorities will launch awareness programs sending “buckle up” message to motorists. The campaign also includes a statewide enforcement program participated by the officers of the California Highway Patrol.
In places where seatbelt use is strictly implemented, the fatality rate in car accidents has decreased. In Upland, for instance, where authorities aggressively enforce this law, no case of death in car accidents since September 2007 has been reported.
Under California laws, violators of seatbelt law have to pay a fine of between $105 and $126 for adult occupants and between $365 and $436 for children.
The Office of the National Safety gathered that seatbelt use in California was about 95% in 2008. By this campaign, authorities hope to bring the percentage to a hundred.
Over the years, authorities have been creative in finding ways to minimize, if not eliminate, incidents of car accidents.
The “Click it or Ticket” campaign is a road safety drive aimed at getting all Californians to buckle up while inside their cars. It emphasizes the need to wear seatbelts at all times not only because it is provided by law but ultimately for safety reasons.
If properly fastened, seatbelts will prevent passengers from sustaining further injuries. It is particularly useful in rollover accidents to prevent car occupants from being ejected out of the vehicle.
The participating counties include Upland, San Bernardino, Claremont and Chino. The local authorities will launch awareness programs sending “buckle up” message to motorists. The campaign also includes a statewide enforcement program participated by the officers of the California Highway Patrol.
In places where seatbelt use is strictly implemented, the fatality rate in car accidents has decreased. In Upland, for instance, where authorities aggressively enforce this law, no case of death in car accidents since September 2007 has been reported.
Under California laws, violators of seatbelt law have to pay a fine of between $105 and $126 for adult occupants and between $365 and $436 for children.
The Office of the National Safety gathered that seatbelt use in California was about 95% in 2008. By this campaign, authorities hope to bring the percentage to a hundred.
