Follow Up Report on LHS Seatbelt Initiative

From our Traffic Unit comes word following Friday's seatbelt enforcement initiative at Lakeland High School. You may recall we previously posted advance notice that we would be at the school Friday morning to enforce the seatbelt laws. Our goal was to remind the students to wear their seatbelts when driving or riding in a car. This is part of our ongoing Click It or Ticket campaign.

Sgt. Tony Lewis tells me the numbers were down in comparison to previous initiatives, which he credits to the advance warnings and notices given before Friday. Despite our educational reminders during morning announcements, some students were still caught not wearing their seatbelts, and they received citations for the violations. Here are the enforcement totals:

• 16 - seatbelt violations
• 6 - other traffic violations
• 1 - drug arrest

In addition to our reminders, some local media were on hand Friday morning to publicize the initiative and get the word out to other students in the Bay area. Thanks to our media partners.

No date has been set for a repeat of this enforcement effort, but we will be back again to remind our students that wearing seatbelts is the law and can save lives.

In the mean time, buckle up Lakeland!

- Asst Chief Bill LePere