CHP stresses seat belt usage for Holiday weekend

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – With summer around the corner, Memorial Day weekend traffic will likely increase on California roadways. In the interest of traffic safety, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) on US 101 between Salinas and San Luis Obispo.
Seat belt usage is the focus of the Memorial Day MEP which will run from 6 p.m. on Friday, May 24, to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 27. During the MEP, CHP officers will be out in force throughout California looking for traffic safety violations and making efforts to educate motorists to ensure a safe holiday. Officers will also be watching carefully for distracted drivers and those who are impaired by drugs or alcohol.
“One of the simplest things a person can do to stay safe is to buckle up,” said CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley. “Not only does the law require vehicle occupants to wear a seat belt, but it helps protect against injury or death.”
Nearly half (46 percent) of all vehicle occupants killed in collisions within CHP jurisdiction last Memorial Day weekend were unrestrained. In all, 37 people died in crashes during the 78-hour holiday enforcement effort in California. Additionally, CHP officers made 1,060 arrests in California for driving under the influence.
Motorists are also reminded to protect child passengers by placing them in age-appropriate restraint devices, whether a safety seat or booster seat. The law requires that children under age eight ride in the back seat and that children under age two are secured in a rear-facing child passenger safety seat.
In addition to the MEP, the CHP will take part in the nationwide “Click It or Ticket” campaign led by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that will emphasize seat belt use from May 20-June 2. A ticket for driving without a seatbelt is $162, while a ticket for a child seat violation is $490 which doesn't include court fees. According to NHTSA, in 2017 there were more than 10,000 unrestrained passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes nationwide.
The mission of the CHP is to provide the highest level of Safety, Service, and Security.

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