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CLICK IT OR TICKET

Edina, Minn., Oct. 1, 2009 -- Edina Police Department officers will participate in the statewide Click It or Ticket seat belt campaign October 9–22, 2009 — the first full-scale seat belt enforcement effort since Minnesota’s primary seat belt law became effective June 9.

This law requires all people in a vehicle — including the back seat — to be buckled up or seated in the correct child restraint. Officers can now stop and ticket motorists solely for seat belt violations, including unbelted passengers. The fine for a seat belt citation in Hennepin County is $103.

In Hennepin County in 2006 - 2008, 90 motorists were killed —33 of whom were not belted — and another 134 unbelted motorists were seriously injured. “I hope these deaths and injuries remind everyone that traffic deaths due to seat belt non-use are preventable,” says Edina Sgt. Phil Larsen. “Minnesota’s seat belt law and Click It or Ticket are intended to boost seat belt compliance to prevent these needless tragedies.”

For more information, see the Department of Public Safety website http://www.dps.state.mn.us/ots or call Sgt. Larsen at 952-826-1610.