For Release: 05/18/10
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RAYTOWN POLICE ENCOURAGE MOTORISTS TO BUCKLE UP!
Raytown, MO- Nearly one in four Missourians fail to regularly wear safety belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle.
Raytown Police announced today they were joining with other law enforcement agencies in the state, May 24th through June 6th, 2010 for a “CLICK IT OR TICKET” mobilization to crack down on Missouri’s safety belt law violators and to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries.
Failure to regularly wear a safety belt can be deadly. In 2007, a driver in a Missouri traffic crash had a 1 in 32 chance of being killed if they were not wearing a safety belt. In cases where the driver wore a safety belt, their chance of being killed was 1 in 1,294. (Statistics are from Mo Hwy Safety Division).Traffic Safety experts have said that regular safety belt use is the single most effective way to protect people in vehicles from injury and fatalities in motor vehicle crashes
PLEASE BUCKLE UP AND SURVIVE!!!!
For information on Missouri Seatbelt Usage, visit www.saveMOlives.com