CHP 'SWEEPS' CAMPAIGN TARGETS SEAT-BELT SCOFFLAWS.Byline: Daily News According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan , nearly 9 percent of California drivers don't wear safety belts. Starting Monday, they're going after the holdouts who fail to buckle up. ``Remember. Or Be Remembered,'' a two-month campaign that begins Monday, will feature TV, radio, and billboard ads stressing the importance of safety belts. During that time, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers will perform their own version of May ``sweeps.'' ``It's all about saving lives,'' said CHP Commissioner D. O. ``Spike'' Helmick. ``A motorist without a safety belt on the way to the video store or the family barbecue barbecue [West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food and drink are liberally enjoyed. is just as vulnerable as someone on a long-distance trip.'' The campaign is being funded by a $1.5 million federal grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, often pronounced "nit-suh") is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, part of the Department of Transportation. and is distributed by the California Office of Traffic Safety. The grant will help pay for advertising and enforcement overtime for officers, according to the department. The first phase of the award-winning campaign was launched last November and resulted in 10,483 citations. |
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