MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop I Headquarters, P.O. Box 128, Rolla, Mo. 65402

NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Cody H. Fulkerson
(573)368-2345 Ext; 3953
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May 25, 2016

EMPHASIS: Click It Or Ticket Enforcement Campaign To Be Conducted In Phelps County

Captain James W. Remillard, commanding officer of Troop I, Rolla, announces a “Click It Or Ticket” enforcement operation will be conducted in Phelps County on Thursday, May 26, 2016, and on Friday, June 3, 2016. The enforcement operations are part of a national campaign focusing on seat belt violations in an effort to raise seat belt awareness. Sometime following the operation, representatives of the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division will conduct a seat belt survey in selected counties throughout the state. During last year’s seat belt survey, the Missouri usage rate for all vehicles was 80%, which is below the national average of 87%.

During these enforcement efforts, the Missouri State Highway Patrol will continue its zero tolerance enforcement stance in an effort to raise seat belt awareness and compliance. Motorist are reminded that every driver and front seat occupant of a passenger vehicle and all occupants less than 16 years of age are required to be secured in a properly fastened and adjusted seat belt or child restraint seat. Children less than four years old are required to be in an approved child seat. Children ages four to seven years old, and who weigh at least 40 pounds, but less than 80 pounds, and are less than 4’9” tall, must be secured in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat appropriate for that child. Persons under 18 years of age operating or riding in a truck must wear a safety belt, regardless of the truck’s licensed gross weight. Any driver who falls under the guidelines of the Missouri graduated driver’s license and their passengers are required to wear a safety belt regardless of age or type of vehicle.

“These special enforcement operations are extremely important and effective tools that we use to not only increase awareness and compliance, but most importantly, to save lives,” said Capt. Remillard. “Part of our everyday mission is to reduce injuries and fatalities on our roadways. We know firsthand that many lives could be saved if people took just a few extra seconds to buckle up!”

The only 100 percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober. “Don’t Violate The Trust.”
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