The Juneau Police Department will be on the lookout for unbuckled drivers and passengers this Memorial Day weekend.
Lt. David Campbell said in a release that JPD will be participating in the statewide Click It or Ticket campaign, which began May 20 and ends June 3.
The release states the City and Borough of Juneau Municipal Code imposes a $35 fine, with an additional $10 surcharge, to seatbelt violators.
If cited under state statute, violators can face a fine of $50, with the same surcharge, according to the release.
Campbell said during the campaign, additional JPD officers will be on the road looking for people who aren’t buckled up.
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Add commentYou can do it!
Yay for saving lives! Buckle up everyone!
I'm almost 60 and if I don't
I'm almost 60 and if I don't want to wear a seat belt, I won't wear it. I also don't text, talk on my cell phone, drink alcohol, apply make up, have my dog on my lap, read, eat or change my clothes while I'm driving. These people are more of a hazard then those who drive without wearing their seat belts. I'm an adult and I know how to drive and I think it's outrageous that it's a law I HAVE to wear a seat belt.
Dutchlady
I see your point, and don't doubt that you're a responsible driver. But a couple things to think about:
1. If you are in an accident, being belted in means you stay behind the wheel, instead of bouncing around the car or going through the windshield. That might leave you in a position to control the car if you're still moving after the first impact.
2. If I accidentally hit you, your odds of a serious injury (or death) are a lot higher if you're not belted in. That means my financial risk is increased by your decision. Similar to a motorcyclist who chooses not to wear a helmet. If everyone chooses not to wear seatbelts, that has impacts on society.
Stay safe out there.
Unless the government owns
Unless the government owns our body's, it has no authority to dictate the wearing of seat belts.
This is just one more example that the government is ran, & supported by control freaks.
I do not dispute the fact that wearing a seat belt increases the likely hood of surviving a vehicle accident. But that fact does not out weight the loss of LIBERTY.
LIBERTY bought by those we honor today.
So in that light, Madison...
are we to assume that you fully support reproductive rights for women?
@Dutchlady & madison89
What one considers a control issue depends on personal opinion. For example:
I hate enduring invasive pat downs at the airport and don't understand why gay marriage and marijuana are dangerous. I'd like equal pay which is still a topic of debate in the 21st century!
Just shut up and buckle up for heavens sake!
Mama T, in case you forgot,
we all have a right to our opinions and I was merely expressing mine. It is disrespectful to tell me to shut up simply because you disagree with my opinion. Today is Memorial Day and my husband is one of millions of soldiers that fought for our freedoms and as far as I know, I still have a right to free speech without fear of retribution. You are demonstrating, by your choice of words, that you are one who does not permit others freedom of speech and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Mama T, in case you forgot,
we all have a right to our opinions and I was merely expressing mine. It is disrespectful to tell me to shut up simply because you disagree with my opinion. Today is Memorial Day and my husband is one of millions of soldiers that fought for our freedoms and as far as I know, I still have a right to free speech without fear of retribution. You are demonstrating, by your choice of words, that you are one who does not permit others freedom of speech and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Seatbelts aren't a choice!
Freedoms are slowly disappearing before our eyes and we don't pay attention because its inconvenient. Memorial Day is paricularly apropos when personal freedoms are brought up. The issue of seatbelts is not a choice because it is the law. If you choose to disobey you are fined, but not sent to jail, unless you choose not to pay. The time to react negatively to that law is past. Before it was a law was it. Voting is our only true defense against the madness or display of tyranny. So as a disabled combat veteran, on this Memorial Day, I would ask that if you have a problem with a law, strike it down with your vote. Patience and intelligent voting will return your 'personal choice' to what it was before, if its not against the common good of course. Oh and Dutchlady, look at how the freedom of speech thing has been altered, its been hit too! Sorry, but we're in deep sh**!
skatdachef, my "vote" didn't
skatdachef, my "vote" didn't appear to make any difference as the law passed. I have less and less faith in our voting system as it has come to light, after years of casting votes, that those with the most financial backing always win. The government realized that by enforcing this seat belt law, they could make millions of dollars from tax payers who refuse to obey that very invasive law. I agree with your statement about the freedom of speech having been altered as well as us all being in deep sh**. But I'd still rather live in America then anywhere else. No country is perfect, because people aren't perfect.
skatdachef, I sincerely THANK YOU for your service to our country.
@Dutchlady
I am sorry for using the disrespectful term "shut up" you are right ...in a free country you are allowed to voice your opinion and I appreciate the right to do so myself. I would never tell someone their opinion does not count. You voiced yours and I assume you will buckle up because it is the law.
You did not tell us how you feel about the other "nanny issues" mentioned above like.....
"are we to assume that you fully support reproductive rights for women?"
And....
"I hate enduring invasive pat downs at the airport and don't understand why gay marriage and marijuana are dangerous. I'd like equal pay which is still a topic of debate in the 21st century!"
I find it interesting when bloggers pick and choose thier 'nanny' issues
Somebody goofed!
Well ya see D'lady therein lies the magic of the 'Republic' we live in. Its not a democracy as so many think. If your vote didn't turn out the way you wanted, thats because 'your' rep was overruled by the majority, ie..common good! The republic we're based on closely resembles Roman idealology, in that the mass votes in a representative and the individual is shoved aside for the "common good". Bummer....get over it! So fasten your seatbelt or break out your checkbook on a permenant basis! Its kinda like the two outa three majority thing ya did as a kid--- :)
MamaT; Thank you for the
MamaT; Thank you for the apology, I appreciate that. I didn't realize that I was supposed to respond to your statement regarding other "nanny issues", because we were only discussing the seat belt issue; however, since you are apparently interested in my thoughts about them here goes...I totally support women's reproductive rights, absolutely support gay rights and gay marriage and refuse to travel by air because of the ridiculous and invasive process one has to endure to get on a plane. Of course I support equal pay for equal work; however, I do not expect women to get special treatment because they are women. I hope I covered all the "nanny" issues you wanted to know my opinion about. Please let me know if there other issues you would like me to express my opinions on. Have a good day.