FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 15, 2015
CONTACT:
Amanda Brown
(615) 686-1022, mobile
MEDIA ALERT
Governor’s Highway Safety Office Announces 2015 Click It or Ticket Enforcement Mobilization
Franklin, Tenn. – Kendell Poole, Director of the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office, will join members of the Middle Tennessee law enforcement community and other safety advocates to announce the upcoming Click It or Ticket high visibility enforcement campaign. The event will take place on Monday, May 18th at 2:00 p.m. at Cool Springs Galleria.
Tennessee reached its highest seat belt use rate last year at 87.71%. However, more than half of traffic fatalities are unrestrained at the time of the crash. Law enforcement statewide will be focusing their efforts on seat belt violators May 18 – 31, just ahead of one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.
Last month, Governor Haslam signed a new law that will raise the fine for seat belt violations. Beginning January 2016, the fine for not wearing your seat belt will more than double. Citizens are encouraged to begin making it a habit now, before it could cost them.
A seat belt “convincer” will also be present at the event. The “convincer” allows a rider to safely experience the force generated during a 5-10 MPH crash. This force shows how effective a seat belt can be in keeping a person in their seat and reducing movement.
WHO: Director Kendell Poole, Governor’s Highway Safety Office
Tony Burnett, Law Enforcement Liaison, Governor’s Highway Safety Office
McMurtry family, motor vehicle crash survivors
Chief Deborah Faulkner, Franklin Police Department
Sheriff Jeff Long, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Dr. Oscar Guillamondegui, Trauma Medical Director, Vanderbilt Medical Center
WHAT: Click It or Ticket Kickoff
WHEN: Monday, May 18, 2015
2:00 p.m. CST
WHERE: Cool Springs Galleria
Upper Level Dillard’s Entrance – Lot 5
1800 Galleria Blvd.
Franklin, TN 37067
For more information about the press event, contact Amanda Brown at 615-686-1022. For more information about the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, visit our website at www.tntrafficsafety.org.
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