RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTSheriff Chad Bianco |
| Press Release: | Click it or Ticket Seat Belt Campaign
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| Station Area: | Coachella and La Quinta |
| Written Date: | May 20, 2021 | Time: | 8:00 AM |
| Incident Date: | May 24, to June 6, 2021 | Time: | N/A |
| Incident Location: | The Cities of Coachella and La Quinta |
| Reporting Officer: | Sergeant Mariano Matos III/Sergeant Chris Olsen
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| File Number(s): | N/A |
Details:
Coachella and La Quinta, Calif. – Riverside County Sheriff’s Department encourages the public to wear a seat belt and keep children secured in child safety seats.
This year’s Click it or Ticket campaign is from May 24-June 6. During this time, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will actively look for drivers and passengers who are not wearing a seat belt. This includes drivers who do not secure children in child safety seats.
Wearing a seat belt is the easiest and safest way to protect yourself in a vehicle Deputy Ryan Nevins said. “It only takes a few seconds and is your best defense in the event of a crash.”
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), of the 22,215 passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2019, 43% (9,466) were not wearing seat belts. In 2019, 620 passengers killed in crashes across California were not wearing a seat belt.
California law requires a child to be properly secured in a car or booster seat in the back seat, until they are at least 8 years of age or at least 4’9” tall. Children under the age of 2 shall ride in a rear-facing seat unless child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall.
California has a primary seat belt law, which allows law enforcement officers to ticket someone for not wearing a seat belt without committing another traffic violation.
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