City of Derby News Release
Derby Police Prepare for Seatbelt Enforcement Campaign
May 17, 2011
The statewide Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign will run May 23 through June 5. This annual campaign, funded by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), encourages motorists and passengers to follow state law and buckle up.
The Derby Police Department is one of more than 150 law enforcement agencies participating in Click It or Ticket. The goal of the campaign is to reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries that occur when unbelted drivers and passengers are involved in traffic crashes. According to KDOT, 388 lives were lost in traffic accidents in 2009. Of those who died, approximately two-thirds were not wearing seat belts. By contrast, 89% of those wearing seat belts were not injured.
“Everyone knows that seat belts and child safety seats save lives and reduce injury,” said Lt. Jimmy Queen. “When you don’t buckle up yourself or require your passengers buckle up, you’re making the decision for everyone in your vehicle that drivers you meet are not going to be distracted or encounter an animal in the road or have a mechanical problem that will cause them to drive erratically. The Derby Police Department is committed to ticketing violators of all traffic infractions that make our streets and highways unsafe.”
The Safety Belt Use and Child Passenger Safety Acts mandate the following:
- All front seat passengers must wear a seat belt.
- Vehicles may be stopped by law enforcement if a person under the age of 18 is observed unrestrained anywhere in the vehicle.
- If a driver or passenger ages 14 through 17 is unrestrained, both driver and passenger will receive a citation.
- If a passenger under the age of 14 is unrestrained the driver will be ticketed.
- Passengers under the age of 14 are not allowed to ride in any part of a vehicle not intended for carrying passengers, such as a pickup bed.
- Children ages eight through 13 must be restrained.
- Children ages four through seven must be belted into a booster seat unless taller than 4 feet 9 inches or heaver than 80 pounds.
- Children under the age of four must be secured in a child safety seat.
The Derby Police Department is committed to ticketing violators of Kansas passenger restraint laws, and all traffic infractions that make our roadways unsafe. Residents can visit the Derby Police Department, 229 N. Baltimore, at any time to request a child safety seat installation or booster seat check.
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