Pennsylvania State Police will offer
free child safety seat inspections statewide in conjunction with the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Click It or Ticket” campaign from May
23 to June 5, Commissioner Frank Noonan announced today.
Noonan said troopers conducting
inspections will teach parents how to correctly install and use safety seats.
Information about inspection locations
is available by calling any state police station or by visiting the “News and
Media” link at www.psp.state.pa.us.
During the campaign period, troopers
also will conduct traffic safety checkpoints to educate the public about
traffic laws. Noonan said state police will focus their traffic law enforcement
efforts in areas with traditionally high numbers of crashes.
“With heavy traffic expected for the
Memorial Day holiday weekend, it’s crucial that we encourage drivers now to
make sure that all passengers are properly restrained whenever they travel,”
Noonan said. “I’m directing our
troopers to adopt a zero-tolerance policy toward violations of the state’s seat
belt and child passenger restraint laws during this campaign period.”
According to the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation, the state’s current seat belt usage rate is slightly under
88 percent.
“That statistic means about 12 of every
100 people traveling on our roads are taking a terrible risk with their lives,”
Noonan said.
To learn more about Pennsylvania’s seat
belt and child safety seat laws, visit www.buckleuppa.org.
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