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Crackdown on Teens Who Don't Buckle UpWhen violence hits our schools and children die, we hear a national outcry. It's time that our nation express similar outrage about the more than 4,000 teens who die in traffic crashes each year. Clearly our teens are at risk. Fatality rates for teens are twice that of older drivers, and the risk of crashes for teens is four times that of older drivers.That is why the Elizabethtown Police Department is participating in Buckle Up Kentucky, the largest-ever nationwide crackdown on drivers who don't buckle up and don't buckle up children. This year, law enforcement is placing special emphasis on teens. From November 25 - December 1, officers will sharply intensify enforcement of seat belt and child passenger safety laws, with "zero tolerance" for violators. During this enforcement blitz, we will conduct saturation patrols using daily increased enforcement and ticket drivers who violate these traffic safety laws. Buckle Up Kentucky is part of the Operation ABC Mobilization, and we participate in these crackdowns because they work. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motor vehicle crashes are still the leading cause of death for 15-20 year olds. Since the Mobilizations began three years ago, national belt usage is at an all-time high of 73 percent.
Crashes Worked on Elizabethtown RoadwaysFebruary of 2010Elizabethtown Police investigated 109 collisions during the month of February 2010. 96 occurred on roadways and 13 occurred on parking lots. Of these, 11 were injury accidents with 15 injured and transported to the hospital. Below is a partial summary of these crashes:US Hwy 31W- 43 crashes:
US Hwy 62- 11 crashes:
Hwy 3005- 15 crashes:
Further Detail of Crashes on 31W between Gray St. and Childers Ct.11 crashes in this areaCause of Crash
Types of Crashes
High Risk Intersections for the MonthConsider all intersections on 31W from Nalls Road north to Pine Valley Drive high risk for collisions. The total number of crashes for February increased from the previous month, going from 108 to 109. Injury accidents remained the same at 11 injury crashes with 15 people transported to the hospital. So Please Be Alert.
Kentucky Statistics A National Observational study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that when a driver is buckled, children are buckled 85 % of the time. However, when a driver is unbuckled, children are restrained only 14% of the time.
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