BUCKLE UP FOR SAFETY!
MIDLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATES IN
CLICK IT OR TICKET SAFETY BELT CAMPAIGN

The Midland Police Department is participating in the Click It or Ticket Safety Belt awareness campaign sponsored by the Office of Highway Safety Planning. The campaign runs from August 27 through September 9. During this time officers will be focusing extra patrol time on your safety in the area of seat belt enforcement.

A reminder about the seat belt laws:

§ The law allows police officers to stop a motorist solely for not wearing a safety belt in the front seat of a vehicle.

§ The law allows police officers to stop a motorist if a child age 4 though 15 is not properly restrained, no matter where they are riding in a vehicle.

§ The law improves child passenger protection by requiring all children under the age of 4 to be properly restrained in an approved child safety seat.

Tips for Motorists

§ KIDS RIDE IN BACK. Infants should NEVER ride in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger air bag. Children, typically ages 12 and under, also should ride buckled up in the back seat.

§ CHILD SAFETY SEATS. Young children and infants always should ride in age- and size-appropriate child safety seats. The safety seat should be held properly in place by the vehicle’s safety belts and the child should be correctly buckled in the child safety seat. A child who has outgrown a convertible child safety seat will need to ride in a booster seat for the vehicle’s safety belts to fit properly.

§ WEAR BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS. The shoulder strap should cross the collarbone, and the lap belt should fit low and tight. The shoulder strap should never be slipped behind the back or under the arm. This is adangerous habit, especially in cars with air bags.

Please remember to buckle up and drive safely. For additional information contact Traffic Safety Officer Greg Tait at the Midland Police Department (989) 631-5716.

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