News Latest Edition Newsbriefs Editorial Letters Viewpoint . The annual seat-belt crackdown coincides with similar campaigns by police departments across the province.
Peel police say most of the charges laid locally involved drivers and passengers.
Some of the charges involved children who were not properly restrained. Police conducted seat-belt spot checks throughout the two cities between April 2 and April 29. They checked more than 4,700 vehicles. Traffic Services Staff Sgt. Reg Jacques said the majority of motorists in Peel wear their seat-belts, but there is a small percentage who still refuse to buckle up.