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SAFE COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM FINAL REPORT FFY 2006-2007 PROJECT TITLE: HCPD SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT /OP07-OS (O1-H-02) Priority Area: I Area: Occupant Protection The goal of this project is to reduce fatalities and injuries to front seat occupants, and rear seat occupants aged 17 and under, of motor vehicle collisions by increasing the usage rate of seat belts to 90% and usage rate of seat belt by rear occupants aged 17 and under to 89%. The big Island suffers the lowest seat belt usage rate in the state with 89.58% and a backseat and passenger usage of 87.17%. Our goal is to focus on the Kau and South Kona districts of the island and bring our overall usage rate to over 90% Grant Strategies: 1. Conduct approximately 150 seatbelt checkpoints with emphasis on the South side of the island. 2. Issue 2400 citations for seatbelt and child restraint violations. 3. Issue 1,000 citations for other violations. 4. Affect 25 arrests of persons during enforcement projects. 5. Conduct media campaigns and provide public service announcements concerning seat belt usage, booster seats and child restraints. 6. Participate in national "Click It or Ticket" campaign. 7. Purchase 10 tint meters for Police Districts so that illegal tint laws may be enforced, which enable officers to better will observe seat belt and child seat violations. The Statewide Traffic Commanders Coalition has agreed that seat belt and child restraint enforcement should be coordinated statewide. FOURTH QUARTER FINAL REPORT • Conducted 25 highly visible seat ~~elt checkpoints island-wide in the fourth quarter. Total of 174 grant funded checkpoints conducted during the fiscal year. • Issued 230 seat belt and 9 child restraint citations at grant funded checkpoints in the fourth quarter. Total of 1128 seat belt and 56 child restraint citations issued during the fiscal year with grant funds.