Operation Safe Teen cracks down
March 17, 2011
St. Peters, MO
St. Peters Police Department announced today they are joining with other Missouri area law enforcement agencies March 15-31 for an aggressive “Operation Safe Teen,” seat belt mobilization to crack down on Missouri’s seat belt law violators and to reduce highway fatalities.
Nearly one in four Missourians still fail to regularly wear their safety belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle. Teens are even less likely to wear their seat belt with only 66% regularly buckling up. Eight out of ten teens killed in traffic crashes are unbuckled.
“Every day someone dies in a crash in Missouri because they weren’t buckled up,” said Chief Tom Bishop. “We’ll be out there to remind you seat belts can – and do save lives.”
Chief Tom Bishop said regular safety belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. Buckle Up and Arrive Alive. For information on Missouri seatbelt usage, visit www.saveMOlives.com.
From the St. Peters Police Department
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