Illinois State Police troopers will be conducting seat belt enforcement operations in Vermilion County during the month of January.
State Police District 10 Commander Louis Kink says the enforcement is called Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols and will focus on seat belt and child seat safety laws. Illinois law requires all vehicle occupants to be buckled up.
Seat belts are still one of the most effective safety devices in vehicles, estimated to save nearly 14,000 lives each year. Half of vehicle occupants killed in a traffic crash were not properly buckled up. The objective of the program is to increase occupant restraint compliance through education, child seat inspections, and enforcement.
