Franklin June 2016

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Living Healthy
Franklin Saving Lives During Click It or Ticket
The Franklin Police Department,
in partnership with the
Highway Safety Division of
the Executive Office of Public
Safety and Security, the Massachusetts
State Police, and
more than 200 Massachusetts
police departments, took part
in the national Click It or Ticket
campaign between May 9th and
May 23rd. This high-visibility
enforcement campaign promoted
seat belt use through
increased traffic enforcement.
The campaign is funded by
the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
(NHTSA).
“Our goal is to save lives,”
said Deputy Chief Thomas
Lynch. “As we kick-off the busy
summer driving season, it is
crucial that all motorists buckle
up every time they go out, day
and night – no excuses. Our
officers are prepared to ticket
anyone who is not wearing
their seat belt, including drivers
who have neglected to properly
buckle their children.”
The national seat belt usage
rate is 88.5% (NHTSA). Massachusetts
is falling behind at 74%,
with a 3% reduction in usage
rate between 2014 and 2015.
In Massachusetts, many fatally
injured occupants are unbuckled.
According to NHTSA,
in 2014, nearly half of the
21,022 passenger vehicle occupants
killed in crashes across
the country were unrestrained.
“While these may just sound
like statistics, local police know
from personal experience that
those numbers represent mothers,
fathers, sons, daughters,
brothers, sisters, and friends in
Franklin,” said Jeff Larason,
Director of the Highway Safety
Division. “If we increase our
seat belt usage rate, we save lives,
and that’s why the police are out
enforcing this important law.”
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