CLICK IT OR TICKET
THE HOPKINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IN COOPERATION WITH THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY, WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE "CLICK IT OR TICKET" CAMPAIGN BEGINNING MONDAY MAY 18TH AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MAY 31ST. THIS TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMPAIGN IS FOCUSED ON GETTING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS TO ALWAYS BUCKLE UP - DAY AND NIGHT, EVERY TRIP; EVERY TIME. SEATBELT USE IS 73% IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, WHICH IS 10% BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE IN "ZERO TOLERANCE", MEANING A CITATION WILL BE ISSUED TO A DRIVER STOPPED FOR COMMITTING A MOVING VIOLATION, SEATBELT VIOLATION, OR CHILD SAFETY SEAT VIOLATION. ADDITIONAL OFFICERS WILL ALSO BE ON TRAFFIC PATROL IN THE CITY ON VARIOUS DATES AND TIME FRAMES DURING THIS CAMPAIGN. THESE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY GRANT MONEY FROM THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY.