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Police departments statewide will join the California Highway Patrol in increasing seat belt enforcement efforts significantly during the state's Click It or Ticket seat belt campaign, May 15 through June 4, 2006. In addition to issuing citations to unbuckled drivers and passengers, police will be enforcing child passenger restraint laws.
"Click It or Ticket" debuted in California last year, and the results were immediate: seat belt use increased from 90.4 percent in 2004 to 92.5 percent in 2005. The additional 2.1 percentage point increase translated into 657,000 additional vehicle occupants buckled up in California.
The fine for failing to properly buckle up any child under age 16 is about $350 per child. The driver gets the ticket if the parent is not in the car. The fine for unbuckled vehicle occupants over the age of 16 is $80 to $91, depending upon the jurisdiction.
"Click It or Ticket" is conjoined with the five traffic safety-related departments under the state's Business, Transportation and Housing Agency: the California Highway Patrol, Office of Traffic Safety, Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, and the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Caltrans will be displaying Click It or Ticket messaging on CMS signs along freeways and major thoroughfares, as will the Department of Motor Vehicles on LED screens in many DMV field offices. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control will be publicizing the campaign through a variety of events and media materials.