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Updated: 1:51 PM Nov 25, 2009
NSP Holiday Enforcement
Lincoln, Neb. In an effort to drive home the message seat belts save lives the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) will participate in the nationwide Click It or Ticket campaign.
Posted: 11:00 AM Nov 25, 2009Reporter: 10/11 News Email Address: desk@1011now.com |
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In an effort to drive home the message seat belts save lives the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is participating in the nationwide Click It or Ticket campaign. The special enforcement effort began Monday, November 23rd and continues through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
According to 2008 statistics released by the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety (NOHS), a vehicle crash occurs every 15 minutes in Nebraska, with one person killed every 42 hours.
The Nebraska State Patrol is committed to reducing the number of fatality crashes on our roadways, said Colonel Bryan Tuma, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. While fatalities dropped to a 40 year low last year, we have seen a spike in the number of people killed on our roads in 2009. Statistics show getting people to buckle up will help to reduce the number of lives lost on our highways.
The Nebraska State Patrol encourages motorists to partner with the Agency in efforts to reduce traffic fatalities. When safe to do so, motorists may report impaired or reckless drivers by calling the Nebraska State Patrol Highway Helpline at *55 from any cellular phone, or 1-800-525-5555 from any land-line.
Of the 182 people killed in motor vehicle crashes on Nebraska roads in 2008, 114 were not wearing their seat belts. In an effort to reduce fatal crashes, troopers and dispatchers will put in overtime hours during the Click or Ticket campaign thanks in part to a more than $29,000 grant from NOHS.
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I am all for wearing seatbelts. It is like having insurance. Other's are at risk. A driver my avoid an accident by staying in the driving position, which seatbelts and proper adjustments reinforce. A race car driver is free to take corner's at risky speed, which without a seatbelt would certainly make it more difficult to control the race car. Lose control of the vehicle, and other's are at risk. Drive without insurance is a crime, and maybe not wearing seatbelts is as disrespectful for other drivers. Not sure how enforcement can make it stick, if someone were to fight it. That is too bad, because a citation should raise a person's rates because of risking other people's safety and property. Are these people crashing into buildings here in Lincoln wearing seatbelts? I doubt it.
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