Politics & Government
PennDOT Investment Assists Police with Seat-Belt Enforcement
PennDOT's is investing federal funds to state and municipal police to aid in seat-belt enforcement.
With the "Click it or Ticket" campaign running through June 12, PennDOT is helping police state wide with enforcing seat-belt use. More than 600 law enforcement agencies state wide are participating in the “Click it or Ticket” campaign.
According to a press release issued by PennDOT, $91,000 in federal funds for Pennsylvania State Police and $775,000 in federal funds for municipal police will be invested by PennDOT to cover "overtime and equipment costs for law enforcement to conduct seat-belt enforcement in two waves this year."
At least half of all enforcement will take place during the night, when seat-belt use is typically lower, as stated in the release.
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In 2010, there were 524 unbelted highway fatalities in Pennsylvania, which was a 16.2 percent increase from 2009, according to PennDOT statistics.
Visit PennDOT's Drive Safe PA website for more information on seat-belt safety.
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