For Immediate Release: July 2, 2002 - Ohio



For Immediate Release: DATE, 2019

Contact: TITLE NAME NAME (###) ###-####

Agency reminds motorists to Click it or Ticket

CITY- Agency encourages all motorists to Click it or Ticket this Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer.

“Safety belts save lives,” said Agency TITLE. NAME NAME. “The easiest thing you can do is ‘Buckle Up Every Trip. Every Time’ to protect yourself, your family and your friends.”

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates 456 lives were saved in Ohio and 14,955 were saved nationwide in 2016 as a direct result of motorists buckling up. Using a safety belt remains the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself in a crash.

According to data from Ohio’s 2018 Observational Seatbelt Survey, approximately 85 percent of motorists and passengers were found to be in compliance with Ohio’s safety belt law. This is a small increase from 2016 and 2017 when the rate of seatbelt use was approximately 83 percent. While these rates appear high, far too many Ohioans still do not buckle up.

Ohio’s safety belt law remains a secondary violation, however officers/deputies continue zero tolerance enforcement when motorists are stopped for other violations and are found to not be wearing their safety belt.

Officers/Deputies ask that you wear your safety belt every time and insist that those who travel with you buckle up as well.

For a copy of the 2018 Observational Survey of Seat Belt Use in Ohio click here:

The public is encouraged to call 9-1-1 or #677 to report unsafe driving, impaired drivers and drug activity.

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