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Seat Belt Enforcement and Education Campaign to be Conducted Locally as Part of Nationwide "Click It or Ticket" Mobilization May 21 – June 3, 2018
 
Law enforcement officers from the South Brunswick Police Department will join with police from around the country in cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers as part of the national “Click it or Ticket” campaign.
 
Beginning May 21 and running through June 3, the annual “Click It or Ticket” national mobilization utilizes high visibility seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, in combination with local and national publicity efforts, to reiterate the life-saving value of seat belts. 
 
“Using a seat belt is the simplest way for a driver and his or her passengers to protect themselves when traveling,” said Gary Poedubicky, Acting Director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety.   "In 2016, it is estimated that more than 14,500 lives were saved nationally by the proper use of seat belts.” 
 
Poedubicky added that a key focus of this year’s campaign is to promote seat belt usage by adults in all seating positions in the vehicle, both front AND rear seats. The front seat belt usage rate in New Jersey currently stands at 94.07%. However, adults riding in rear seats are buckling up at a significantly lower rate, only 48% in the most recent survey. “For whatever reason there seems to be a disconnect with people feeling they don’t need to buckle up when riding as a passenger in rear seats, and this is a concern,” he said.
 
During the 2017 “Click it or Ticket” campaign, 350 New Jersey police agencies participated in the two-week initiative.  As a result of the effort, law enforcement officers issued 17,792 seat belt citations, 6,363 speeding summonses and made 976 impaired driving arrests. 
 
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 Enhanced Traffic Enforcement Areas Next Week
 
South Brunswick Police will provide the public with notice of areas in the Township where there will be increased traffic enforcement.

While enforcement efforts take place throughout the township, these areas will receive additional focus.
 
Enhanced Traffic Enforcement Areas Next Week
 
Enforcement Details:
 
Location:    Promenade/Route 27
Issue:         Trucks failing to yield at intersection
Times:        7:00AM - 5:00PM
 
Location:    Route 1 South/Greenview
Issue:         Vehicles passing school bus
Times:        2:30PM – 3:00PM
 
Location:    Route 1/Beekman Road
Issue:         Improper Passing
Times:        7:00AM – 5:00PM
 
Location:    Kingsley Road
Issue:         Speeding
Times:        4:00PM – 6:00PM
 
Location:    Route 1 Hard Shoulder
Issue:         Shoulder usage before and after posted hours of operation
Times:        9:00AM – 10:00AM and 3:00PM – 4:00PM
 
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