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Honolulu leads in seat-belt citations | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
Updated at 10:34 a.m., Thursday, September 18, 2008

Honolulu leads in seat-belt citations

Advertiser Staff

2008 SEATBELT, SAFETY CITATIONS

  • Honolulu: 3,907 (seat belt), 269 (child safety).

  • Maui: 257 (seat belt), 10 (child safety).

  • Kaua‘i: 167 (seat belt), 6 (child safety).

  • Big Island: 56 (seat belt), 5 (child safety).

    Source state Department of Transportation.

    For information on “Click It Or Ticket,” call the Safe Communities Office at 587-6301, or visit www.hawaii.gov/dot/highways/dotwys-public-affairs/safecommunities/

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    Nearly 90 percent of 4,387 seat-belt citations issued during this year's "Click It Or Ticket" campaign were issued in Honolulu, according to state Department of Transportation statistics released yesterday.

    During the 2008 seat-belt education and enforcement campaign from May 12 through June 1, the Honolulu Police Department issued 3,907 citations for seat-belt violations. Other statewide citation numbers include Maui County, 257; Kaua'i County, 167; and Hawai'i County, 56.

    An additional 290 citations were issued for child-restraint safety violations.

    Last year, police statewide issued 2,793 seat-belt tickets.

    Hawai'i's seat-belt law requires usage by all front-seat occupants, as well as back seat passengers under the age of 18. Violators are assessed a $92 fine.

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