Long Island “Click It or Ticket” Starts this Week

Starting Tuesday, Long Island law enforcement agencies with be participating in “Click It or Ticket” campaigns which will last until June 1st. State police as well as police in the towns of Centre Island, Floral Park, Freeport, Garden City, Glen Cove, Great Neck Estates, Hempstead, Kensington, Kings Point, Lake Success, Long Beach, Lynbrook, Malverne, Old Westbury, Oyster Bay Cove, Port Washington and Rockville Centre will take part in the seat belt crackdown.

Statistics show that wearing a seatbelt in a car accident increases survival rates by 50%. Front seat passengers of all ages and rear seat passengers under the age of 16 must wear seat belts, and all children under the age of 8 must be buckled into a booster seat or other child safety seat. There are no points associated with seat belt tickets for adults, but tickets for a passenger safety violation such as child seat belt violations and violations of passengers under the age of 16 carry a penalty of 3 points.

If you receive a traffic ticket on Long Island or anywhere else in New York State, please contact us immediately at 212-227-9008 to find out how we can help you.