Mascoutah Police Department announces ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign numbers
Posted on: June 1, 2021 - 11:34am
The Mascoutah Police Department announced it issued 38 citations during the recent Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” enforcement period.
“Through the Memorial Day enforcement campaign, we helped make Illinois roads safer and spread the word that seat belts save lives,” said Lt. Matt Steinkamp.
While Illinois’ 2020 seat belt compliance rate was 94.6%, unbelted occupants still account for over half of those killed in traffic crashes. The “Click It or Ticket” campaign aims to change the behavior of the millions of people who don’t buckle up. Thousands of lives could be saved each year if every vehicle occupant was properly restrained when traveling.
During the enforcement period, the Mascoutah Police Department took the following enforcement actions:
| Charge: | Citations: |
|---|---|
| Disobeyed Stop Sign | 1 |
| Disobeyed Traffic Control Signal | 1 |
| Driving While License Suspended/Revoked | 2 |
| Failure to Notify S.O.S. of Address Change | 1 |
| Graduated Driver-No Valid License After 11 pm | 1 |
| Improper Use of Electronic Communication Device | 3 |
| No Valid Registration | 1 |
| Operating Uninsured Vehicle | 9 |
| Operating Vehicle with Expired Registration | 1 |
| Seat Belt-Driver | 3 |
| Speeding | 14 |
| Wanted on Warrant | 1 |
The Illinois “Click It or Ticket” campaign is administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation with federal highway safety funds.