City of Peru Police Department enforcing seat belt laws

PERU – The City of Peru Police Department will be reminding motorists to ‘Click It or Ticket’. The Peru Police Department will be stepping up enforcement starting Friday ahead of Memorial Day travels as part of a campaign administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation with federal highway safety funds. They say that Illinois currently has a seat belt compliance rate of 93.5%, while unbelted occupants still account for more than half of those killed in motor vehicle crashes.
“Seat belts have proven to be one of the best ways to save your life in a crash” said department spokesman Lieutenant Doug Bernabei “Unfortunately, many still  do not buckle up. Worse yet, not wearing a seat belt is a habit that can be passed on to younger generations who follow the example set by their elders.”