Sacramento Police launch 2025 'Click it or Ticket' campaign
Video Above: Placer County launches Blue Envelope Program for neurodiverse communities
SPD said there will be additional officers on patrol looking out for drivers and passengers who are not wearing their seat belts. They will also be searching for children not secured in the proper safety seats for their age.
'Wearing a seat belt should be automatic for all drivers and passengers every trip,' Sacramento Police Sergeant Anna Mahoney said. 'Seat belts save lives, and everyone — front seat and back, child and adult — needs to remember always to buckle up.'
National statistics from 2022 showed that 11,302 people killed in crashes were not wearing seat belts, 842 of those being from California, according to SPD.
SPD is reminding the community that California law requires children under 2 years old to ride in a rear-facing car seat, with the exception of a child weighing 40 pounds or more or is 40 or more inches tall.
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Children between 2 years old and 8 years old are required to be in a secured car seat or booster seat and cannot ride in the front seat.
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