SUPPORT OF AN INCREASED EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE SEAT BELT USE AMONG COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS

Submitted by: Highway Safety Committee

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WHEREAS, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in 2006, 22 percent of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers killed were unrestrained; and

WHEREAS, CMV drivers have lower observed seat-belt use rates than passenger car drivers; and

WHEREAS, an increased perception of the risk of enforcement is a means to increase seat-belt use for this group of drivers; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) encourages all law enforcement agencies to engage in an enhanced effort to increase seat-belt use among CMV drivers; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the IACP continues to support sustained high-visibility enforcement of seat-belt laws and encourages all agencies to participate in Click It or Ticket and state seat-belt mobilizations and campaigns that increase seat-belt use.