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State and local police are warning residents to buckle up when climbing into a car. Troopers and local police will conduct a “Click it or Ticket” seat-belt enforcement campaign beginning Nov. 12 and running through the Thanksgiving weekend. Troopers from the Somers barracks wasted little time, running a safety check Nov. 13 on Route 35 in Somers. The troopers issued 138 tickets during the six-hour enforcement, including 87 tickets for seat-belt violations. One state police sergeant told me he was amazed that several volunteer firefighters were among those driving with no seat belt. Ironically, your local volunteer firefighters probably see more serious accidents in a year than most of us will see in a lifetime. You’d think they’d learn something after seeing so many people do a face plant into a windshield.
Yorktown police will join state police in the two-week effort.
“Regular seat belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes,” Yorktown Chief Daniel McMahon said in a release.
So do the police a favor – buckle up.
Do your loved ones a favor – buckle up.
Heck, do me a favor because I’m tired of writing about all these horrific crashes – and buckle up!