State Police Participating in “Click It or Ticket” Traffic Enforcement Program

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (EYT) – Pennsylvania State Police Troopers will once again be participating in the “Click It or Ticket” traffic enforcement program Monday, May 18, 2015, through Sunday, May 31, 2015.

If a motorist is stopped for a traffic violation and is not wearing a seat belt, that individual will receive two citations, one for the traffic violation and the other for the seat belt
violation.

Pennsylvania State Troopers will also provide proper child passenger safety seat Installation instructions.

During the “Click It or Ticket” program, Troopers will be adopting a zero tolerance policy toward any Violation of the Commonwealth’s seat belt and child passenger restraint laws.

In conjunction with this aggressive enforcement approach, Troopers throughout Troop C will be conducting regulatory checkpoints and child safety seat checkpoints.

By buckling up and using child safety seats properly, you significantly increase your chances of surviving a crash.

Pennsylvania law also stipulates that children under the age of 8 must be properly secured in a federally approved child safety seat when riding anywhere in a vehicle.

Failure to comply with this law can result in fines and costs totaling more than $90.

To help parents safely transport children, The Pennsylvania State Police will conduct free child passenger safety seat checks. These checkpoints serve to reduce the number of improperly installed child safety seats, identify defective seats, detect seats that are affected by recalls from the manufacturer, and also provide an excellent opportunity to have any questions regarding the child passenger safety seat law answered.

The Pennsylvania State Police will conduct free child passenger safety seat checks at the following locations:

Clarion County
Friday, May 22, 2015, from 2:00pm tQ 6;00pm.
Seidle Chevrolet
1141 East Main Street
Clarion, PA 16214
Phone: 814-226-1710

Clearfield County
Monday, May 18, 2015, from 3:00pm to 7:00pm.
CleEirfleld Fire Department
108 East Cherry Street
Clearfield, PA 16830
Phone: 814-857-3800

Elk County
Monday, May 18, 2015, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Ridgway PennDot Building
32 Saint Leo Avenue (off of SR120)
Ridgway, PA 15853
Phone: 814-776-6136

Forest County
Friday, May 29, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Marlenvllle Volunteer Fire Department
4 North Forest Street
Marienvllle, PA 16239
Phone: 814-927-5253

Jefferson County
Monday, May 18, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Punxsutawney Central Fire Department
301 East Mahoning Street
Punxsutawney, PA 15767
Phone: 814-938-0510

Thursday, May 21, 2015, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Reynoldsvllle Ambulance Service
203 East Main Street
Reynoldsville, PA 15851
Phone: 814-371-4652

Saturday, May 23, 2015, from l1:DOam to 3:00pm.
Punxsutawney EEigles Club
238 East Mahoning Street
Punxsutawney, PA 15767
Phone: 814-938~0510

McKean County
Thursday, May 21, 2015 from 2:0Dpm to 6:00pm.
Zook Motors
25 Wiiiow Run Drive
KEine, PA 16735
Phone: 814·778-5555

Troopers wlll examine all child restraint seats for proper Installation, and parents will receive Instructions on how to correct any deficiencies.

For more Information on car seat safety and to get a llst of state police car seat safety Inspection locatlons and dates, click oh the “Public Services” link at www.psp.state.ga.us.

To view a list of PennDOT-supported car seat checks and see how PennDOT promotes child passenger safety, visit www.DriveSafeP.A.org, then “Traffic Safety Information Center” and “Child Passenger Safety.”