“Click it or Ticket” Campaign Underway in Worcester
Monday, May 20, 2019
“Compliance will be our main measure of success. We hope that this campaign will help people to break bad habits and buckle up every time they enter a vehicle. This is part of our ongoing efforts to make our roadways safer,” said Chief Steven M. Sargent.
The campaign comes after the Worcester Police received grant funding from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS).
The Campaign
The current Massachusetts Seat Belt Law requires all motor vehicle occupants to be properly restrained by seat belts when riding in private or commercial vehicles, including vans and trucks.
Fines begin at $25 per violation.
The Massachusetts Enhanced Child Passenger Safety Law requires children riding as passengers in motor vehicles to be in a federally-approved child passenger restraint that is properly fastened and secured until they are 8 years old or over 57 inches tall.
Children older than 8 years or taller than 57 inches must wear seat belts.
Seatbelts by the Numbers
The seat belt use rate rose significantly to 81.6 percent in Massachusetts last year, but it still lags well behind the national average of 89.7 percent, according to the state’s annual seat belt observation study.
Sixty-two percent of the 207 people killed in motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts in 2017 were unrestrained, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Seatbelts saved an estimated 61 lives in Massachusetts in 2017, and an additional 45 deaths could have been prevented if seatbelt usage was at 100 percent.
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