Click-it Or Ticket campaign coming up

The Siloam Springs Police Department is joining law enforcement across the state for the National Click It or Ticket seatbelt mobilization campaign.

Increased enforcement for the traffic safety mobilization will begin Nov. 20 and continue through Nov. 26. Officers assigned to the mobilization campaign will be observing motorists for seatbelt use and taking enforcement for violations.

Thanksgiving holiday travel is one of the most dangerous times on the nation's highways. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 53 percent of the 301 motorists killed in vehicle traffic crashes were not wearing seat belts during the 2015 Thanksgiving holiday travel period.

Arkansas state law requires all front seat passengers, and all children under the age of 15, to be buckled up, or properly secured in the vehicle. Participation in state and national traffic safety is part of the Siloam Springs Police Department's overall traffic safety strategy for reduction of injury and non-injury related accidents.

General News on 11/18/2017