Nearby Manchester, TN aims to encourage more folks to buckle up

Jan 15, 2015 at 01:33 pm by bryan


Manchester Police Department is participating in the 2nd annual Governor's Highway Safety Office, "Seatbelts Are For Everyone" (SAFE) campaign. The SAFE campaign is running now until July 31st, 2015. It is designed to increase seatbelt usage in Tennessee.

Manchester Police Department will be conducting education awareness during this time toward teens and seniors. MPD will also conduct a Child Passenger Safety event during this period. MPD will increase enforcement during this time and violators not wearing seatbelts and parents who do not use child restraint devices will be cited. MPD will also participate in the "Click It or Ticket" campaign. A pre-survey and post survey will be conducted during the campaign aspiring for increased seatbelt usage in Manchester.

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