DIXFIELD – Starting this week, drivers who routinely operate at speeds higher than posted speed limits will be pulled over, police say.
Minor infractions like these and others are expected to attract random police stops while officers conduct a two-week safety belt enforcement crackdown through Saturday, June 5, said Patrolman Matt Noyes.
Instead of having one officer on patrol at regularly scheduled intervals, two or more officers will be on the roads taking part in a statewide “Buckle Up – No Excuses” campaign.
Traffic infraction summonses for safety belt violations are to be issued to both drivers and passengers, who are 18 or over. Noyes said that drivers could receive multiple summonses for any children under the age of 18 found not to be wearing safety belts.
The fine for a first violation is $62.50, Noyes said.
The Dixfield police campaign’s goal is not to write tickets, but to educate drivers, increase awareness and gain compliance. The crackdown was made possible by a federal highway traffic safety grant.
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