Feed-icon32x32 Newswire

All press releases issued on the readMedia Newswire are posted online in seconds. Plus, you get a custom web page with an RSS feed for your organization only, not to mention inclusion in the breaking news feed and topic feeds. This allows anyone to subscribe to your news and makes syndication to any website a breeze. Want to see your news here? Sign up now for free!

Click here for more news from New York State Department of Motor Vehicles News From New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

News from New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

For more information contact: Barbara Kirker, 518-473-7000

Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 14

Buckle Up New York; Click It or Ticket Press Conference

ALBANY, NY (05/14/2008; 0800)(readMedia)-- --

WHAT: Buckle Up New York; Click It or Ticket Press Conference Kick Off of Enforcement Mobilization, May 19 – June 1, 2008

WHEN: Wednesday, May 14 12:00 Noon

WHERE: NYS Capitol, West Lawn

Albany, New York

WHO:
  • Chief of Staff David Kelly, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Commissioner David J. Swarts, DMV and Chair of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee
  • Superintendent Harry J. Corbitt, New York State Police
In Attendance:
  • Executive Director Peter Kehoe, New York State Sheriff’s Association
  • Executive Director John P. Grebert, New York State Association of Chiefs of Police
  • Other local law enforcement agencies

NOTES: Statewide press event kicks off “Buckle Up New York – Click It or Ticket” enforcement mobilization, May 19 – June 1, 2008, which will target “Day & Night” seat belt use.

There will be many law enforcement vehicles in the park. There also will be a 30 foot tall gorilla wearing a seatbelt with multiple staff handing out various promotional and information materials to people in the park during lunch.

CONTACT: DMV Communications: 518-473-7000

THE MEDIA IS WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND

-30-