Seat belt campaign marks 20th anniversary
The B C seat belt awareness drive runs Oct 4 to 8 in marking two decades of the province's seat belt law. Attorney General Dosanjh cites a 92 percent wearing rate, up from about 30 percent, with RCMP enforcement boosted especially on Oct 3 for Operation Impact.
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Seat belt use and Operation Impact nationwide notes
Facts recap Canada wide seat belt campaigns from 1990 to 1997. Operation Impact ran 24 hours with 39 000 seat belt prosecutions and 1.1 million vehicle checks. Transport Canada cites 2 400 lives saved and 3 billion in costs avoided since 1989.
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