Buckle up - Cambridgeshire Police back national seat belt campaign

More than one ticket a day was given out to people flouting the law in the county last year
By Clare Turner
Published 22nd Jun 2020, 13:13 BST
Updated 22nd Jun 2020, 13:18 BST
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Cambridgeshire Police are backing a campaign to make sure people wear their seat belts.

In the past three years, people who didn't buckle up and were involved in a Cambridgeshire collision were 11 times more likely to be killed or seriously hurt.

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Last year alone, 390 tickets – more than one a day - were issued to people in Cambridgeshire for not wearing a seat belt. Evidence shows men are six times more likely to not wear one compared to women.

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Chief Inspector Jon Roche, head of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit, said: “If you are not wearing a seat belt and you are involved in a collision, chances are you will be killed or seriously injured.

"Collisions can happen at any time so it is vital that everyone wears a seat belt on every journey, no matter how short.”

The campaign - which is also being back by Lincolnshire Police - starts next week.