WLPD TO PARTICIPATE IN OVERTIME SAFETY CAMPAIGN
News Release from West Linn Police Dept.
Posted on FlashAlert: May 14th, 2014 7:41 PM
The West Linn Police Department will be working in partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation and other local agencies in conducting a traffic safety belt blitz campaign. The safety campaign will start May 19 and end June 1. The emphasis will be on proper seat belt and child safety seat use.
Officers will also be looking for distracted drivers who are texting and using their cellphones as well as enforcing speed laws..
Under Oregon law, a child weighing less than 40 pounds must be properly restrained in a child safety seat. A child under 1 year of age or weighing less than 20 pounds must be restrained in a rear-facing child seat. A child over 40 pounds but under age 8 or less than 4 feet 9 inches tall must be restrained in either a child seat with harness system or in a booster seat that raises the child up so that a lap and shoulder belt system fit correctly. Correct fit is the same as described for an adult.
A statewide observation survey in June 2013 found 98 percent of Oregon's motoring public using safety belts, making Oregon one of the two highest belt use states in the country. Consistent vehicle restraint use is the single most effective way to protect motor vehicle occupants from crash, injury or death, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Oregon's safety belt overtime enforcement program is committed to reducing the severity of crash injuries by promoting proper safety belt and child restraint use. For additional information, contact Sgt. Wade Corbin at the West Linn Police Department at 503-655-6214.
Officers will also be looking for distracted drivers who are texting and using their cellphones as well as enforcing speed laws..
Under Oregon law, a child weighing less than 40 pounds must be properly restrained in a child safety seat. A child under 1 year of age or weighing less than 20 pounds must be restrained in a rear-facing child seat. A child over 40 pounds but under age 8 or less than 4 feet 9 inches tall must be restrained in either a child seat with harness system or in a booster seat that raises the child up so that a lap and shoulder belt system fit correctly. Correct fit is the same as described for an adult.
A statewide observation survey in June 2013 found 98 percent of Oregon's motoring public using safety belts, making Oregon one of the two highest belt use states in the country. Consistent vehicle restraint use is the single most effective way to protect motor vehicle occupants from crash, injury or death, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Oregon's safety belt overtime enforcement program is committed to reducing the severity of crash injuries by promoting proper safety belt and child restraint use. For additional information, contact Sgt. Wade Corbin at the West Linn Police Department at 503-655-6214.
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