Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

What:
Pinellas deputies are participating in the 2018 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration “Click It or Ticket” campaign.

When:
The “Click It or Ticket” campaign will start on Monday, May 21, 2018 and will run through Sunday, June 3, 2018.

Where:
The campaign will be conducted throughout Pinellas County.

Why/How:
Pinellas deputies are participating in the 2018 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration “Click It or Ticket” campaign. The campaign will focus on safety education, strong laws, and law enforcement officers saving lives. The campaign will be used as an opportunity to increase awareness and promote seat belt usage.

The campaign will start on Monday, May 21, 2018 and will run through Sunday, June 3, 2018.

Deputies will focus on educating drivers with the issuance of warnings and citations for seat belt violations. The enforcement efforts will take place at various locations throughout Pinellas County.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly half (48%) of the passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in 2016 were unrestrained. At night from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., that number soared to 56 percent of those killed. That’s why one focus of the Click It or Ticket campaign is nighttime enforcement. Participating law enforcement agencies will be taking a no-excuses approach to seat belt law enforcement, writing citations day and night.

Pinellas deputies will continue to enforce and promote seat belt usage throughout the year.