Towson University Police will join with other law enforcement offices, highway safety officials, and safety advocates across the country in support of the 2015 Click It or Ticket mobilization, a highly visible national enforcement created to save more lives on our roadways. From May 11-31, 2015, Towson University motorists can expect to receive tickets, or warnings, if officers find them on the road unbuckled. Motorists can also expect Towson University police officers will be out in force both day and night.
The Towson University Police Department’s efforts are part of a larger, national Click It or Ticket mobilization that runs May 18–31, 2015. As motorists take to the roads to celebrate the long Memorial Day weekend, law enforcement officials across the nation will be ensuring that everyone buckles up.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), nearly half of the 21,132 passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in 2013 were unrestrained. At night from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., that number soared to 59 percent of those killed. That’s why one focus of the Click It or Ticket campaign is nighttime enforcement. Participating law enforcement agencies will be taking a no-excuses approach to seat belt law enforcement, writing citations day and night. In Maryland, the maximum penalty for a seat belt violation is $83.
Remember, seat belts saves lives.
For more information on the national seat belt mobilization, visit Click It or Ticket headquarters at www.nhtsa.gov, or contact TUPD Corporal Kia Williams at 410-704-5622.
