{"id":25451,"date":"2018-02-10T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=25451"},"modified":"2018-02-10T00:15:57","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T06:15:57","slug":"apsu-police-promote-seatbelt-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2018\/02\/10\/apsu-police-promote-seatbelt-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU Police Promote Seatbelt Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-324279\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Austin-Peay-State-University-APSU.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"250\" height=\"64\"\/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Austin Peay State University\u2019s Campus Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for its fifth annual Seatbelts Are for Everyone (SAFE) campaign.<\/p>\n<p>This statewide initiative is designed to increase seatbelt and child passenger safety restraint usage through the implementation of occupant-protection programs, public events and checkpoints throughout Tennessee. The SAFE campaign began February 1st, 2018 and concludes August 1st, 2018.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_412388\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Austin-Peay-State-University-Campus-Police.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-412388\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-412388\" title=\"APSU Campus Police team with Tennessee Highway Safety Office for Seatbelts Are for Everyone (SAFE) campaign.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Austin-Peay-State-University-Campus-Police-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"APSU Campus Police team with Tennessee Highway Safety Office for Seatbelts Are for Everyone (SAFE) campaign.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-412388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">APSU Campus Police team with Tennessee Highway Safety Office for Seatbelts Are for Everyone (SAFE) campaign.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Austin Peay\u2019s police department is committed to educating students, faculty, staff and visitors about traffic safety, according to APSU Police Sgt. Derrick Oliver and Officer Charyl Ramsey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety of our community is our number one priority,\u201d Oliver said. \u201cSo, when you get behind the wheel, make sure that you buckle up for safety and ensure that your passengers are secured in their seatbelts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAustin Peay State University\u2019s police ask that you please wear your seatbelts during our S.A.F.E. campaign, and each and every time you get behind the wheel, because we value your life&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;seatbelts save lives,\u201d Ramsey said.<\/p>\n<p>This year will be the fifth time the THSO has sponsored the SAFE campaign. Last year yielded the following results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1,480 child restraint violations<\/li>\n<li>16,571 seat belt citations<\/li>\n<li>835 other seat belt enforcement activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIn 2016, Tennessee\u2019s average seatbelt usage rate was 88.95 percent,\u201d Vic Donoho, THSO director, said. \u201cLast year, the state\u2019s usage rate decreased to 88.51 percent. Our goal this year is to achieve 100 percent seatbelt usage across Tennessee through the SAFE campaign and other occupant-protection initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Tennessee, a disproportionate percentage of unrestrained fatalities tend to occur between the hours of 6:00pm and 5:59am. Historically, approximately fifty percent of Tennessee\u2019s traffic fatalities are unbelted. That percentage increases to nearly sixty when nighttime crashes are examined. Therefore, participating agencies will focus special attention toward nighttime seatbelt enforcement during the SAFE campaign this year.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the THSO, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/link.email.dynect.net\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=w8Bl7ZSLqC%2BFFEF9P0XN9HJB14ltnTgt2r4zKtmGsiA5bfE55aykH%2FbQI0Glf6aTtT%2BRlVsaAzUjh5EmpDbtMV4yYoF2b16GUtUUOvmbHDP6YjHNfbswsYels1HsHP%2BG&amp;G=0&amp;R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tntrafficsafety.org&amp;I=20180209220005.0000009d583d%40mail6-51-ussnn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjVhN2RkNTkzZDJjNzBmOTBmYzM5NGFlZjs%3D&amp;S=rE6UPcUDpFOLzvYdrMf7Tt9K5BJgVSN0gzsqLJXiQ-s\" >www.tntrafficsafety.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; Austin Peay State University\u2019s Campus Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for its fifth annual Seatbelts Are for Everyone (SAFE) campaign. This statewide initiative is designed to increase seatbelt and child passenger safety restraint usage through the implementation of occupant-protection programs, public events and checkpoints throughout Tennessee. 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