Darien police will be conducting a seat belt and child safety seat checkpoint near the intersection of West Avenue and Old Parish Road from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 24.
In an news release, police said the "Click It or Ticket" safety campaign "aims to heighten awareness that seat belts save lives. Aggressive enforcement of safety belt, child safety seat, speed, and DUI laws will remind motorists to use good highway safety sense, especially during the highly traveled summer months."
Among fatal crashes, according to the news release, "75 percent of passenger car occupants who were totally ejected from the vehicle were killed. Safety belts are effective in preventing total ejection: only one percent of the occupants wearing a seat belt were totally ejected, compared with 22 percent of the unrestrained occupants
"The goal of the 'Click It or Ticket' mobilization is not to give out tickets, but rather to influence people to buckle up and prevent injuries and fatalities."
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