May 05, 2006 at 14:45:56
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The Independent Insurance Agents Association of WNY in conjuction with the Erie County Sheriff's Dept. is sponsoring the S.T.O.P.P.E.D. program: Sheriff's Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated Drivers, to help reduce the number of young drivers involved in motor vehicle accidents. In Erie County, young drivers represent 15% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes and 19% of all drivers involved in personal injury automobile accidents. Parents voluntarily register with the Erie County Sheriff's Office, any vehicle that may be operated by a driver under the age of twenty-one. An identification decal is issued and affixed to the windshield of each registered vehicle. If for any reason the registered vehicle, when operated by a driver under 21, is stopped by Sheriff's Deputies, the officer will complete a notification card providing the following information: * Time and location * Driver's name and number of passengers * Reason for the stop * Whether any traffic tickets were issued Notifications will be e-mailed and/or mailed directly to parents to make tham aware of potential problems and enable them to enforce any parental rules that often coexist with teenage driving priveleges. Protecting our children, helping and educating our customers and communities is what the Independent Agents are all about!! Please call me or stop by my office for a registration form and help our children stay SAFE! |