Police Step Up Patrols for Labor Day Weekend

The is participating in the 2012 Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over/Click It or Ticket” crackdown. The intensified enforcement effort against impaired drivers and seat belt law violators underscores the disproportionate number of traffic deaths involving alcohol and unbelted motorists.

Enforcement has begun, and continues through Labor Day., Monday, Sept. 3.

Enforcement efforts are concentrating on the deadly nighttime hours. According to data from the Illinois Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the midnight-to-3 a.m. timeframe is the deadliest time on Illinois roadways. The data also shows this time of day has the highest percentage of alcohol-involvement incidents and the lowest seat belt-usage rate.

The Lisle Police Department recommends these tips:

• Plan ahead. Designate a sober driver before going out and give that person your keys;
• If you are impaired, call a taxi, use mass transit or call a sober friend or family member to get you home safely;
• Promptly report impaired drivers you see on the roadways to law enforcement; and
• Wear your seat belt and make sure all passengers are buckled up. It is your best defense against an impaired driver.

The law enforcement crackdown runs concurrently with a media campaign that
will remind motorists, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket.”

During the “Click it or Ticket” seat belt enforcement/awareness campaign, Lisle police officers issued 78 citations, 71 of which were issued for failure to wear a safety belt when required. Police reported over the Memorial Day weekend.

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