Peters police to launch seat belt enforcement
Peters Township police will participate in a national “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement initiative from Monday through June 4.
The effort will focus largely on nighttime enforcement, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. using traffic enforcement zones and roving patrols on roadways with high numbers of unbuckled crashes. Citations will be issued to motorists who are caught unbuckled or transporting unrestrained children.
According to state Department of Transportation data there were 13,534 unrestrained crashes that resulted in 413 fatalities in 2015.
Motorists are reminded that Pennsylvania’s primary seat-belt law requires drivers and passengers under 18 years old to buckle up, and children under the age of 4 must be properly restrained in an approved child safety seat.
Children ages 4 to 8 must be restrained in an appropriate booster seat. A new law that went into effect August requires a child under 2 years of age be securely fastened in a rear-facing child passenger restraint system, which is to be used until the child outgrows the maximum weight and limits designated by the manufacturer.
If motorists are stopped for a traffic violation and are not wearing their seat belt, they can receive a second ticket and second fine.