July 15, 2024

                                                        Upland Borough Police Department to participate in the Click-it-or-Ticket Passenger Safety Enforcement Mobilization

The Upland Borough Police Department,  The Southern Delaware County Task Force, Buckle Up PA, and the PA Traffic Injury Prevention Project today announce that they will partner in an enforcement mobilization to help reduce child injuries and fatalities. The mobilization, which takes place from July 15 through August 18, 2024.

The national seat belt use rate in 2023 was 91.9%, which is good — but we can do better. The other 8.1% still need to be reminded that seat belts save lives.

• Among young adults 18 to 34 killed while riding in passenger vehicles in 2021, more than half (59%) were completely unrestrained — one of the highest percentages for all age groups.
• Men make up the majority of those killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes. In 2021, 66% of the 26,325 passenger vehicle occupants who were killed were men. Men also wear their seat belts at a lower rate than women do — 54% of men killed in crashes were unrestrained, compared to 42% of women killed in crashes.

Motorists are reminded that Pennsylvania’s primary seat-belt law requires any occupant younger than 18 to buckle up when riding in a vehicle. Children under the age of two must be secured in a rear-facing car seat, and children under the age of four must be restrained in an approved child safety seat. Children must ride in a booster seat until their eighth birthday.

Drivers and front-seat passengers 18 years-old or older are also required to buckle up. If motorists are stopped for a traffic violation and are not wearing their seat belt, they can receive a second ticket and second fine.

For assistance with installing a car seat please contact Upland Borough Police Department. 610-872-3040 ex 208

For more information on seat belt safety, visit www.PennDOT.gov/Safety