RALEIGH — N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Conti announced today the launch of a state-wide “Click It or Ticket” campaign to crack down on motorists who are not wearing their seat belts. State and local law enforcement officers will increase seat belt enforcement activities during the campaign, which runs May 23-June 5.
“This life-saving campaign reminds us to buckle up, every trip, every time,” said Conti. “Wearing a seat belt no matter where you are seated in a vehicle is the law in North Carolina, so I remind all citizens to Click it or Ticket.”
Regular seat belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. In 2010, 425 unbuckled motorists died in North Carolina.
In 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that North Carolina’s seat belt usage rate was 89.7 percent. The state’s usage rate was 65 percent when the program started 18 years ago.
“Click It or Ticket” is administered by the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program. GHSP will sponsor “Click It or Ticket” nights at the following minor league baseball parks across the state during the campaign to raise awareness about the importance of buckling up:
Friday, May 20 at 7:05 p.m.
Durham Bulls, Durham
Friday, May 27 at 7:15 p.m.
Carolina Mudcats, Zebulon
Friday, June 3 at 7 p.m.
Greensboro Grasshoppers, Greensboro
Saturday, June 25 at 7 p.m.
Hickory Crawdads, Hickory
Saturday, July 16 at 7:15 p.m.
Charlotte Knights, Charlotte
“This life-saving campaign reminds us to buckle up, every trip, every time,” said Conti. “Wearing a seat belt no matter where you are seated in a vehicle is the law in North Carolina, so I remind all citizens to Click it or Ticket.”
Regular seat belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. In 2010, 425 unbuckled motorists died in North Carolina.
In 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that North Carolina’s seat belt usage rate was 89.7 percent. The state’s usage rate was 65 percent when the program started 18 years ago.
“Click It or Ticket” is administered by the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program. GHSP will sponsor “Click It or Ticket” nights at the following minor league baseball parks across the state during the campaign to raise awareness about the importance of buckling up:
Friday, May 20 at 7:05 p.m.
Durham Bulls, Durham
Friday, May 27 at 7:15 p.m.
Carolina Mudcats, Zebulon
Friday, June 3 at 7 p.m.
Greensboro Grasshoppers, Greensboro
Saturday, June 25 at 7 p.m.
Hickory Crawdads, Hickory
Saturday, July 16 at 7:15 p.m.
Charlotte Knights, Charlotte
For more information regarding “Click It or Ticket” activities, contact Don Nail (919) 733-3083, or visit the GHSP website.
