MCSO: Click It or Ticket begins today
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind motorists that the two-week state Buckle Up NY “Click It or Ticket” campaign begins Monday, May 21, 2018.
The intent of the “Click it or Ticket” campaign is to voluntarily increase seat belt and child restraint usage among motorists. The proper use of a seat belt or child restraint reduces the likelihood of injury should a motorist be involved in a crash. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office will participate in the “Click It or Ticket” campaign and will be deploying dedicated traffic enforcement patrols that will include roving patrols and checkpoints.
The dedicated traffic enforcement patrols will be targeting motorists who violate the seat belt and/or child restraint laws of NYS. All front seat occupants of a motor vehicle are required to be properly restrained with a seatbelt or appropriate child restraint. Any rear seat occupant of a motor vehicle under the age of 16 must be properly restrained with a seatbelt or appropriate child restraint. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office strongly encourages all backseat occupants to be properly restrained regardless of age. Grant monies obtained from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee fund the dedicated traffic patrols.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office promises to do our part to keep motorists safe. We encourage the motoring public to do their part by obeying the speed limit, focusing their attention on driving and to show some “restraint.”