East Windsor PD Will Get Funds For Seatbelt Enforcement Campaign

EAST WINDSOR, NJ — East Windsor Police Department will get funding to run a “Click It or Ticket” seatbelt enforcement campaign in 2024, state officials announced Monday.

The annual traffic campaign aims to “raise awareness among drivers and passengers about the lifesaving importance of wearing seat belts,” according to a news release from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS).

The campaign, which will run through June 2, will provide grant funding to law enforcement agencies across the state so they can step up enforcement of New Jersey’s seat belt requirements.

This year, 119 New Jersey law enforcement agencies have received $766,010 from the HTS to help pay for increased road patrols, seat belt checkpoints, and other enforcement initiatives during the "Click It or Ticket" campaign.

East Windsor will get $7,000 for the campaign.

In New Jersey, a ticket for a seat belt violation can cost $46 for a first offense, officials noted.

Last year, law enforcement agencies participating in the “Click It or Ticket” campaign issued 6,989 seatbelt citations statewide, wrote 2,320 speeding summonses and made 232 impaired driving arrests.

“Seat belts save lives – we want that message to be loud and clear,” Platkin said. “And the campaign we are announcing today will provide law enforcement agencies with resources to reinforce that basic but critical point.”