Gloucester Township Police Participating in 2014 Click It or Ticket Campaign

The Gloucester Township Police Department will participate in the national "Click It or Ticket" seat belt enforcement and education campaign May 19-June 1.

The annual campaign focuses on unbuckled motorist and their passengers and incorporates zero-tolerance enforcement of safety belt laws.

The campaign is funded by a $4,000 grant awarded from the New Jersey Department of Highway Traffic Safety.

As part of the campaign, officers will be conducting high visibility patrols along the Townships main roadways targeting vehicle occupants who are not wearing seat belts.

According to the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, using a seat belt is the simplest way for a driver and his or her passengers to protect themselves when traveling.

Motor vehicle occupants who buckle-up increase their chances of surviving a crash by as much as 75 percent. Last year, the front seat belt usage rate in New Jersey increased to 91 percent, and the goal of this year's campaign is to increase that amount to 92 percent.

During the 2013 “Click it or Ticket” campaign, 422 police agencies participated in the two-week initiative.

As a result of the effort, law enforcement officers issued 26,049 seat belt citations,4,895 speeding summonses and made 860 drunk driving arrests.