Sheriff warns motorists to buckle up
NORWICH – The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office has announced that beginning Monday, deputies, along with police from agencies all across the area, will participate in the national Click it or Ticket seat belt enforcement drive.
Sheriff Ernest R. Cutting Jr. said his office will conduct not just daytime but nighttime checks, because statistics show more fatal accidents occur during this time and many are the result of not buckling up.
“Many more nighttime deaths can be prevented if more motorists simply start wearing their seat belts. That’s why the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office is strongly supporting enhanced nighttime enforcement of seat belt laws during the May 23 to June 5 campaign,” said Cutting.
The sheriff reported a 2009 national study indicated two thirds of fatalities involving unbuckled occupants occurred at night.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 11,593 passengers died in crashes nationwide between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. in 2009.
“We will be out in force to remind drivers and occupants to always wear their seat belts, both day and night,” said Cutting.
The sheriff said programs such as the Click It or Ticket campaign are credited with increasing the national estimated seat belt usage from 58 percent in 1994 to 85 percent in 2010.
“Belt use saves thousands of lives each year across America. In 2009 alone, seat belts saved 12,713 lives nationwide,” said Cutting.
Patrol Lt. Richard Cobb said police would not issue warnings during the two week campaign.
“If law enforcement finds you on the road unbuckled anytime, anywhere, you can expect to get a ticket. No excuses and no exceptions,” he said.
Sheriff Ernest R. Cutting Jr. said his office will conduct not just daytime but nighttime checks, because statistics show more fatal accidents occur during this time and many are the result of not buckling up.
“Many more nighttime deaths can be prevented if more motorists simply start wearing their seat belts. That’s why the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office is strongly supporting enhanced nighttime enforcement of seat belt laws during the May 23 to June 5 campaign,” said Cutting.
The sheriff reported a 2009 national study indicated two thirds of fatalities involving unbuckled occupants occurred at night.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 11,593 passengers died in crashes nationwide between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. in 2009.
“We will be out in force to remind drivers and occupants to always wear their seat belts, both day and night,” said Cutting.
The sheriff said programs such as the Click It or Ticket campaign are credited with increasing the national estimated seat belt usage from 58 percent in 1994 to 85 percent in 2010.
“Belt use saves thousands of lives each year across America. In 2009 alone, seat belts saved 12,713 lives nationwide,” said Cutting.
Patrol Lt. Richard Cobb said police would not issue warnings during the two week campaign.
“If law enforcement finds you on the road unbuckled anytime, anywhere, you can expect to get a ticket. No excuses and no exceptions,” he said.
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