PCC Part of National Traffic Safety Campaign

May 24, 2010

Tucson, AZ – Pima Community College’s Department of Public Safety joins hundreds of law enforcement officials, highway safety representatives and safety advocates nationwide to support the enhanced enforcement of belt laws during the May 24-June 6, 2010, Click It or Ticket campaign.

Local motorists should be prepared for stepped up Click It or Ticket activities that will take place around the clock.  Buckle up and encourage your loved ones to do the same. You’ll save the cost of a ticket and may even save a life.

Seat belts save thousands of lives each year across America.  In 2008 alone, seat belts saved 13,250 lives nationwide.  High-visibility enforcement such as the Click It or Ticket mobilization is credited with increasing the national belt usage rate from 58% in 1994 to an observed usage rate of 84% in 2009.  In 2009, the seat belt usage in Arizona was 80.8%.

If law enforcement finds you on the road unbuckled, you can expect to get a ticket.  Unless you want to risk a ticket, please remember to click it.

CONTACT:
A. Rachelle Howell, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Marketing,
(520) 206-4850