With Thanksgiving holiday travel upon us, the Sheriff’s Office reminds everyone to buckle up every time you get in a vehicle. It only takes a couple of seconds to help save a life by putting on a seat belt.
As part of ongoing efforts to increase traffic safety, the Sheriff’s Office is joining forces with other Nevada law enforcement agencies to heighten enforcement of seat belt violations during the height of Fall Season.
From November 22, 2021, through November 29, 2021, the Sheriff’s Office will dedicate extra patrol personnel specifically to look for drivers and other occupants in vehicles who are not wearing their seatbelts as well as children who are not properly secured in a car or booster seat.
Funding for the extra patrols is made possible by a Joining Forces grant received from the Nevada Department of Public Safety/Office of Traffic Safety. Joining Forces is a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement program aimed at reducing injuries and crashes through statewide enforcement in the areas of: DUI, speed, distracted driving, seat belt and pedestrian safety. The goal of these enforcement campaigns is to save lives by increasing public awareness about the dangers of making poor choices while driving.
For more information on Joining Forces and other statewide Traffic Safety Programs, please visit http://www.zerofatalitiesnv.com. Follow Zero Fatalities Nevada on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and @ZeroFatalitiesNV on Instagram.
