SPD Announces SAFE Campaign Participation 2019

Inserito il 01-23-19.

The Sevierville Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for its fifth annual Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) campaign. This statewide initiative is designed to increase seatbelt usage and child passenger safety restraint usage through the implementation of occupant-protection programs, public events, and checkpoints throughout local communities across Tennessee. The SAFE campaign begins February 1 and concludes August 1.

 

“In Tennessee, about 50% of traffic fatalities each year are unbelted,” said SPD Chief Joseph Manning. “This just isn’t acceptable. Please help us save lives by ensuring that you, your children, family and friends use their seatbelts and child safety seats every time you travel.”

2019 will be the sixth year that the THSO has sponsored the SAFE campaign.

"Nel 2016, il tasso medio di utilizzo delle cinture di sicurezza nel Tennessee è stato dell'88.95%", ha affermato il direttore del THSO Vic Donoho. “L'anno scorso il tasso di utilizzo statale è sceso all'88.51%. Il nostro obiettivo quest’anno è raggiungere il 100% di utilizzo delle cinture di sicurezza in tutto il Tennessee attraverso la campagna SAFE e altre iniziative di protezione degli occupanti”.

In Tennessee, a disproportionate percentage of unrestrained fatalities tend to occur between the hours of 6:00PM and 5:59AM. Historically, approximately fifty percent of Tennessee’s traffic fatalities are unbelted. That percentage increases to nearly sixty when nighttime crashes are examined. Therefore, participating agencies will focus special attention toward nighttime seatbelt enforcement during the SAFE campaign this year.

Per ulteriori informazioni sul THSO, visitare www.tntrafficsafety.org.