Clunk click it or you might get a ticket this week
Wednesday, 14th September 2011.
Motorists and passengers are once again being warned to ‘click it’ or face getting a ticket, as police begin a countywide crackdown.
On Monday police from across the county began taking part in a European seatbelt enforcement campaign led by TISPOL, the European Traffic Police Network, which runs util Sunday.
By law everyone travelling in a car or a goods vehicle, where seatbelts are fitted, must wear appropriate restraint, including appropriate restraint for children.
Motorists and passengers caught not wearing seatbelts will be issued with fixed penalty notices of £60 and could face a fine of up to £500.
Failing to wear a seatbelt remains one of the main causation factors of fatal and serious injury collisions.
Someone in a crash at just 30 mph will be thrown forward with a force of between 30 and 60 times their body weight. Seatbelts reduce this force and consequently reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
Insp Bruce Gent of the Roads Policing Unit said: “It is difficult to understand why people don’t wear seatbelts. It is a simple task that should be part of a routine before starting up a vehicle and can mean the difference between life and death.
"Even on the shortest trips and at low speeds the importance of seatbelts cannot be underestimated. Any motorist not wearing one can expect to be stopped and prosecuted.”
During a similar week-long enforcement campaign, which ran between February 14 and 20, Suffolk Police issued 186 Fixed Penalty Notices, equating to nearly 26.6 per day.
On Monday police from across the county began taking part in a European seatbelt enforcement campaign led by TISPOL, the European Traffic Police Network, which runs util Sunday.
By law everyone travelling in a car or a goods vehicle, where seatbelts are fitted, must wear appropriate restraint, including appropriate restraint for children.
Motorists and passengers caught not wearing seatbelts will be issued with fixed penalty notices of £60 and could face a fine of up to £500.
Failing to wear a seatbelt remains one of the main causation factors of fatal and serious injury collisions.
Someone in a crash at just 30 mph will be thrown forward with a force of between 30 and 60 times their body weight. Seatbelts reduce this force and consequently reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
Insp Bruce Gent of the Roads Policing Unit said: “It is difficult to understand why people don’t wear seatbelts. It is a simple task that should be part of a routine before starting up a vehicle and can mean the difference between life and death.
"Even on the shortest trips and at low speeds the importance of seatbelts cannot be underestimated. Any motorist not wearing one can expect to be stopped and prosecuted.”
During a similar week-long enforcement campaign, which ran between February 14 and 20, Suffolk Police issued 186 Fixed Penalty Notices, equating to nearly 26.6 per day.
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