BELT UP – and save a life.
That's the message from Humberside Police during this month, as the force launches a seatbelt campaign.
It will focus on educating people around the dangers of not wearing a seatbelt and making sure that children have the correct restraints in place when travelling in a vehicle.
The fine for being caught not wearing a seatbelt increased this summer from £60 to £100.
And officers will be carrying out checks at a number of undisclosed locations.
Casualty Reduction Officer for the south bank, PC Barry Gardner, said: "Do you know how 370 deaths and 7,000 serious injuries could be prevented on the roads each year?
"Do you know what only 85 per cent of front seat passengers and 50 per cent of rear seat passengers comply with the law when travelling in a vehicle?
"The answer is in connection with wearing seatbelts.
"In the UK, there are millions of cars and it's inevitable that the people driving those cars, sooner or later, are going to crash.
"We'd like that not to be the case but it will happen.
"When you crash, there's a good chance you will be injured and by not wearing a seatbelt, you are going to increase that risk dramatically.
"Since the introduction of the law which made wearing a seatbelt compulsory, we have seen injury levels reduce dramatically.
"If you make the conscious decision of not wearing a seatbelt, you're not only putting your own life at risk, but those of your passengers. I've personally experienced a number of very serious, and unfortunately some fatal, collisions where drivers have been ejected from the vehicle."
The awareness campaign runs until the end of September – keep checking your Grimsby Telegraph for coverage.
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