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NCDOT officials seeing a significant decrease in seat belt use statewide Ruby Durham “That’s especially acute in Mecklenburg County," NC Highway Safety Program Director Mark Ezzell said. Mark Ezzell, the North Carolina Highway Safety Program Director, said four years ago the seat belt rate in Mecklenburg County was 93%. “We tested last year and found it was at 83%," Ezzell said. According to NCDOT, more than 500 people who were not wearing seat belts or buckled into child ...

Click it or ticket: Seatbelt checks happening all over NC for Memorial Day holiday Buckle up! Highway patrol and other law enforcement agencies will be watching for drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts now through June 6. Author: Megan Allman (WFMY News 2 Digital) Published: 1:25 PM EDT May 24, 2021 Updated: 1:28 PM EDT May 24, 2021 RALEIGH, N.C. — Fasten your seatbelt or you could get a ticket. Its as simple as that.  The North Carolin...

More NC pedestrians died in the first half of 2020, even with fewer cars on the road Richard Stradling, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) May 20—RALEIGH — The number of pedestrians struck and killed in North Carolina rose during the first half of 2020, even as the coronavirus pandemic reduced traffic. Through June of last year, 121 people were killed while on foot along the states roads and highways, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the Governors Highway ...

Batch review, bowling alleys, rent relief: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended a statewide mask order into March as the state continues to face high numbers of coronavirus cases. The order, which has been in place since July, requires face masks in public when interacting within 6 feet with people from another household. The extension pushes the order until 5 p.m. March 5. The Re...

North Carolinians drove far less during pandemic. So why did fatal crashes go up? Ames Alexander, The Charlotte Observer © Streeter Lecka/Getty Images North America/TNS Signs along the city highways in Charlotte caution people to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic on April 24, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The numbers seem to defy common sense: Although North Carolinians drove fewer miles during the pandemic, the death toll on the state’s...

Traffic deaths in North Carolina last year surpassed 1,500 for the first time in 13 years...