IN LANCASTER, IT'S 'BUCKLE UP, OR PAY THE FINE' TIME.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer LANCASTER - As part of a national campaign, sheriff's deputies are on special patrols looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. motorists not wearing seat belts. State grants will pay for overtime through June 5 for Lancaster and Palmdale deputies who will concentrate on enforcing seat-belt laws. ``We want to urge you to put on your seat belt, in my opinion even before you even start your engine,'' Lancaster Vice Mayor Henry Hearns said at a news conference Monday. Other law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). around California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). are also taking part in the national ``Click It or Ticket'' campaign, which runs through Memorial Day and the following week. The maximum fine for a person 16 or older not wearing a seat belt is $89 for the first offense and $191 for a second offense. Motorists driving with children under 16 not properly belted or in safety seats can be fined up to $340 for a first offense and $871 for a second offense. Children under age 6 or weighing less than 60 pounds must ride in a safety seats, Palmdale sheriff's station traffic investigator Mike Redding Redding, city (1990 pop. 66,462), seat of Shasta co., N central Calif., on the Sacramento River; inc. 1872. A principal tourist center for a mountain and lake region, it also has lumbering, food-processing, and diverse manufacturing. said. Children who are both under age 6 and weigh less than 60 pounds must ride in the back seat. Federal traffic safety officials estimate that seat belts reduce a crash victim's chance of dying by 45 percent, and of being injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. by 50 percent. A 2004 survey found that nearly 10 percent of Californians do not wear seat belts, officials said. State traffic-safety officials estimate that 671 people who died in California crashes in 2003 would have survived had they been wearing seat belts. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Sheriff's deputies wrote tickets Monday along Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling in Lancaster to these two drivers for failure to wear seat belts. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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