This Memorial Day, ‘Click It or Ticket’
Posted on Friday May 06, 2022
The Round Lake Police Department is stepping up enforcement for the Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” campaign May 13 – 31 and reminds motorists to buckle up. “Click It or Ticket” focuses on safety education and law enforcement support to save lives.
Seat belts have
proven to be one of the best ways to save your life in a crash. Unfortunately, many still don’t buckle up.
Worse yet, not wearing a seat belt is a habit that can be passed on to younger
generations who follow the example set by their elders.
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start
of summer, a popular time for traveling to visit family and friends. Whether
you are traveling down the block or across the country, make sure you buckle up
every time.
While
Illinois currently has a 93.5% seat belt use compliance rate, unbelted
occupants still account for more than half of those killed in motor vehicle
crashes. The simple click of a seat belt could save thousands of lives each
year.
The “Click It
or Ticket” campaign is administered by the Illinois Department of
Transportation with federal highway safety funds.