More than 200 law enforcement agencies participate in the statewide Operation Pull Over program which provides both public awareness and increased enforcement. Here's something just as good that everyone can do. Enforcement Zones were created by the Marion County Traffic Safety Partnership, which includes six Marion County law enforcement agencies and the State Police. The purpose of the Enforcement Zones is to increase seat belt use within Marion County from its current rate of 69 percent to 90 percent by the end of 2001. One of the benefits of Enforcement Zones is that they allow efficient use of police vehicles and officers especially where there is a shortage of one, the other or both.
Public awareness is combined with law enforcement activities.
Enforcement Zones are not checkpoints, but rather designated areas where police can pull over cars whose drivers or passengers are visibly not using a seat belt. They are held at high-crash areas, school zones and areas with low seat belt use. The partnership conducted seat belt surveys around the county which resulted in the identification and ranking of high-crash, low seat belt usage intersections. Posted signs advise motorists that they are passing through an Enforcement Zone. Other signs show the current seat belt usage rate as well as the record rate.