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Click it or Ticket Campaign Comes to an End

Snellville and other area police departments took part in the annual Click it or Ticket campaign, focusing on seat belt safety and awareness.

The annual "Click it or Ticket" campaign to bring awareness to seat belt safety in Georgia came to an end June 5th.  Snellville officers were just one of the local departments participating.

During that time frame, Gwinnett County police issued 292 seatbelt citations, according to Gwinnett County Police. Cpl. Edwin Ritter, public information officer for the agency, said the Gwinnett Police Department was not officially involved with the campaign.

"This is something we do everyday," he said.

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Snellville Police issued 141 seatbelt citations, as well as two child restraint citations, according to officials.

Promoted by the Governor's Office for Highway Safety, the campaign took place May 23 - June 5, including the often-traveled Memorial Day holiday. Hundreds of police agencies did road checks day and night to track down drivers and passengers who were not buckling up.

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Law enforcement officials are especially concerned about people driving at night time. In 2009, 11,593 people died in traffic accidents across the country between the hours of 6 p.m. and 5:59 a.m., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Of those who died in nightime accidents in 2009, 62 percent were not wearing seatbelts, according to the highway safety administration.

In that same year, seatbelts saved an estimated 12,713 lives, and from 2005-2009, highway traffic officials estimate that 72,000 lives were saved.

For more statistics on seatbelt safety, click here.

In addition to the Click It or Ticket campaign, Georgia’s 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) speed and DUI enforcement campaign is now going on.

The multi-jurisdictional traffic safety enforcement campaign safeguards motorists during the heavy summer travel period from Memorial Day through the Fourth of July and Labor Day holidays. 

For more information on the GOHS lifesaving highway safety initiatives, click here.

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