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Better Buckle Up Berrien — Enhanced Enforcement is on the Way

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Ten people died on Michigan highways over the Memorial Day travel period last year, and for local authorities that is ten too many. So, authorities are gearing up for an enhanced enforcement period over the next two weeks when they will be watching closer than ever to make sure you are buckled up.

The annual two week “Click it or Ticket” campaign is scheduled for May 21, 2018 thru June 3, 2018 and the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, the Bridgman City Police Department, the New Buffalo City Police Department, the St. Joseph City Department of Public Safety, and the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety will be stepping up seat belt enforcement as a way to increase seat belt use, save lives, and reduce injuries.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), nearly half (48-percent) of the passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in 2016 were unrestrained. Among young adults (18 to 34 years of age) killed in crashes in 2016, more than half (57-percent) were unrestrained – one of the highest percentages for all age groups.

Berrien County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Robert Boyce says, “As the Memorial Day holiday approaches and the busy summer vacation season kicks off, we need to remind drivers and their passengers that doing one simple thing can save them in a crash ‘Buckle Up.'” He notes, “Not only is buckling up the law, but it also saves lives. Please remind everyone – front seat and back seat passengers, children and adults – to buckle up every time, on every trip.”

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During the 2017 Memorial Day holiday period, 10 people died in traffic crashes in Michigan.

Michigan law requires drivers, front seat passengers and passengers 15 and younger in any seating position to be buckled up. Children must be in a car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 4’9” tall. Children under 4 years of age must be in the back seat.

The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning is coordinating the effort which is supported by dedicated federal traffic safety funds.

You have been warned, so you might as well comply with the law or suffer the consequences.

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