Troopers Issue About 37,000 Citations During Click It Or Ticket Campaign

March 20, 2010

The Florida Highway Patrol issued near 37,000 citations during a “Click It Or Ticket” campaign during the first half of the month that focused on drivers who did not fasten thier safety belts.

Troopers issued 36,858 traffic citations from March 1 through March 15 Of those, more than 6,500 were for failure to buckle up. They also made 311 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, cited more than 10,000 drivers for speeding, and assisted nearly 10,000 motorists.

Florida implemented the Dori Slosberg and Katie Marchetti Safety Belt Law on June 30, 2009, which allows law enforcement officers to stop and cite motorists who violate the law. The law allows for the primary enforcement of Florida’s safety belt requirements, which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates will save 124 lives and prevent more than 1,700 serious injuries in Florida annually.

“We are committed to educating motorists and enforcing Florida’s Safety Belt Law to ensure they buckle up,” said Col. John Czernis, director of the Florida Highway Patrol. “The Florida Highway Patrol will continue to collaborate with our law enforcement partners on such initiatives to pave the way to a safer Florida. The dedicated service and commitment to highway safety that our troopers exhibit makes a difference.”

Comments

6 Responses to “Troopers Issue About 37,000 Citations During Click It Or Ticket Campaign”

  1. YELLAR HAMMER on March 22nd, 2010 12:39 pm

    Responding to ” questions ” no its not agianst the law to ride in the back of a pick-up truck as long as you are sitting in the bed not on the fendor wells of the truck.

  2. SW on March 21st, 2010 10:46 am

    It’s all about revenue generation folks.

    Click it or Ticket campaign: 17% of tickets for seat belts, .8% DUI, 27% speeding. I guess the other 55.2% of the tickets were for other more serious violations?

    Sorry if I’m unimpressed.

  3. question on March 21st, 2010 9:11 am

    IT it against the law in the stae of Flordia to ride on the back of a truck ? IT should be.

  4. me on March 20th, 2010 8:10 pm

    They will let you ride on the back of a pickup truck and ride a motorcycle without a helmet and going to write you a ticket for not buckling up your seat belt.

  5. Angi on March 20th, 2010 9:43 am

    WOW! This is alot of citations within a 15 day span, looks like these officers are doing their jobs… Keep up the great work.

  6. bill, big b little ill on March 20th, 2010 9:28 am

    Troopers issued 36,858 traffic citations from March 1 through March 15

    Now thats a lot of money. Tropers economic stimulus. Don’t get mad if you got a ticket. Their just doing what they are paid to do. Looks like they are doing pretty good at it.

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