Sweetwater Reporter

Sweetwater PD Receives TxDOT Grant to Participate in 20th Anniversary of “Click It Or Ticket” Campaign

SWEETWATER – The Sweetwater Police Department is proud to partner with the Texas Department of Transportation for the 20th anniversary of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign, reminding Texans and those traveling in the City of Sweetwater, to buckle up. Since its launch in 2002, the Texas Click It or Ticket initiative is estimated to have saved 6,972 lives, prevented 120,000 serious injuries, and saved $26.3 billion in related economic costs.

Whether you’re traveling during the day or at night, a short or long distance, or as a driver or a passenger, wearing a seat belt remains the single most effective way to protect yourself from serious injury or death in a crash. TxDOT’s annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign reminds everyone about the safety benefits of wearing a seat belt. The Sweetwater Police

Department will join other law enforcement agencies in Texas by stepping up efforts from May 23 through June 5 to ticket unbelted drivers and passengers...

The Click It or Ticket campaign is a key component of #EndTheStreakTX, a broader social media and word-of-mouth effort that encourages drivers to make safer choices while behind the whee suchas wearing a seat belt, driving the speed limit, never texting and driving, and never driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Nov. 7, 2000, was the last deathless day on Texas roadways. #EndThStreakTX asks all Texans to commit to driving safely to help end the streak of daily deaths on Texas roadways.

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