Enforcement Effort Underway By Union City Police

UNION CITY, CA — The Union City Police Department has started a two week "Click it or Ticket" campaign. Officers are looking for both drivers and passengers who are not buckled and will write tickets. Children not properly restrained will also result in a ticket for the driver. The extra effort will run through June 3. In California, the minimum penalty for a seat belt violation is $162.

"Our law enforcement personnel see the consequences of not buckling up," Union City Police said in a release. "We see the loss of life and injuries at the scene of a crash. Often, deaths could have been prevented and injuries reduced with the simple click of a seat belt. This should be automatic."

According to UCPD, 40 Alameda County residents died unrestrained as either a driver or passenger in 2016. Statewide, 426 individuals were found to be unrestrained at the time of the collision. It is estimated that 74 would have survived had they been buckled up.

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“This Memorial Day period and, in fact, every day, we want everyone in every vehicle to remember that buckling up could be their greatest defense in a crash,” said Rhonda Craft, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “Putting on a seat belt is one of the quickest, simplest and most effective ways to ensure you and your loved ones remain safe and sound on the road.”

The cost of this enforcement effort is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

-Image via UCPD

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