Nevada police to crack down on safety belt law

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Nevada Daily Mail

The Nevada Police Department will be joining with statewide law enforcement May 24 to June 6 for an aggressive Click It or Ticket mobilization to crack down on Missouri's safety belt law violators and to reduce highway fatalities.

"Buckle up and encourage your loved ones to do the same. Wearing your seat belt costs you nothing and not wearing it can cost you everything," said Leanna Depue, chair of the executive committee of the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety.

According to the coalition, a driver in a 2008 Missouri traffic crash had a 1 in 29 chance of being killed if they were not wearing a seat belt. In those cases where a driver wore a seat belt, their chance of being killed was 1 in 1,322.

Nearly one in four Missourians still fail to regularly wear their safety belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle. Seven out of 10 Missourians killed in traffic crashes are unbuckled.

Regular safety belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes.

For more information: www.savemolives.com.

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Big brother at his best.

-- Posted by Leland Gaunt on Tue, May 25, 2010, at 8:06 AM
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I drove down the street without my seat belt on and passes three cops and they didn't pull me over

-- Posted by bigc78 on Tue, May 25, 2010, at 12:50 PM
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With the government cracking down on how much salt you can use and what kind of grease you can use, wonder if Nevada will soon have "Food Police"?

-- Posted by Leland Gaunt on Tue, May 25, 2010, at 2:32 PM
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They are not able to just pull someone over because they observe that someone is not wearing a seatbelt; there has to be a primary traffic violation (speeding, failure to stop at a stop sign, expired tag... ) AND then if that individual is not wearing a seatbelt then they will get a ticket.

-- Posted by howaboutsometruth on Tue, May 25, 2010, at 2:38 PM
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That's the way it's supposed to work, but my wife got pulled over last year and only got a seat belt ticket. I was with her and the officer would not tell us why we got pulled over.

-- Posted by Leland Gaunt on Tue, May 25, 2010, at 2:52 PM
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I dunno....I'm guilty of not always wearing my seatbelt, but I usually do. Better to voluntarily wear it now, than be forced to wear one to keep you in your wheelchair because you're paralyzed. Both of my sons were in a vehicle that got t-boned at an intersection, the youngest was thrown from the vehicle and it rolled over him, now he's paralyzed from the chest down. Yes, they are an inconvenience. But not as inconvenient as having to have someone else help you wash, toilet, dress, etc.. The law where I live now allows adults to not wear seat belts, or use helmets on motorcycles. But you can't smoke in bars...second had smoke is dangerous, you know.

What a crazy world.

-- Posted by Custom 1911 on Wed, May 26, 2010, at 10:59 AM
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I think the way they get away with it is they are stopping everyone at a check point and not just one person. They can't pull just you over for not wearing one but they can have a check point. My guess would be that they will be checking for other things also. So, put on your seatbelt, put down your beer and put out your joint. If you do all that you should be ok.

-- Posted by truthseeker67 on Fri, May 28, 2010, at 2:47 AM
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I hope the officer who rear ended someone and the one who hit a light pole were wearing a seatbelt. Wonder if they were ticketed?

-- Posted by Leland Gaunt on Sun, May 30, 2010, at 9:08 AM
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Ya lets see if either one of the officers get a ticket the one that rear ended someone or hit the light pole. there names need to be in the paper along with anyone elses under tickets issued. There to busy pulling people over for no license plate lights at night than worrying about drugs in this town.

-- Posted by bouser on Mon, May 31, 2010, at 11:23 AM
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I don't suppose anyone at the paper, will inquire as to whether the officers got ticketed? I know following too close is always your fault. No exceptions!

-- Posted by Leland Gaunt on Tue, Jun 1, 2010, at 4:46 PM
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Its like watching the Police Academy movies or Dukes of hazzard. Roscoe and Enis patroling the neiborhood. They're going to enforce safety?

-- Posted by Rufus Dawes on Wed, Jun 2, 2010, at 6:16 AM
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