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"It's Click It Or Ticket week statewide, and Port St. Lucie police officers are hitting the streets with a plan to enforce compliance.Officer Scott Johnson stood on the sidewalk with a large sign that reads, \"Thank You.\" On the bottom of the sign, it says in smaller print: \"For wearing your seatbelt.\"ALSO: Driver, Victim ID'd following fatal crane strikeSaid Johnson, \"Putting in smaller letters, 'Thank you for wearing your seatbelt,' so they lean forward to read it.\"And if he then spots the driver or passenger not wearing belts, he radios to officers down the street who pull the scofflaws over and issue the $116 ticket.\"It would be the same thing if I sat here on a motorcycle with a laser,\" Johnson said. \"If they\u2019re breaking the law, they\u2019re breaking the law.\"Added Port St. Lucie Police Lt. Leo Neimcyzk: \"They slow down to look and they lean in to see the sign, which makes the shoulder more visible. And if anything, it helps us be 100 percent positive about the violation, and we\u2019re citing them correctly.\"At least one motorist said he likes the campaign.\"He looked right in,\" said Bill Koch, who was stopped for not wearing his seatbelt and let off with a warning. \"I knew right away. Yeah, it\u2019s a good thing. It saves lives. I tell all my kids, and here I am.\"The Click It Or Ticket awareness drive lasts until March 14.Follow Terri Parker on Twitter at @wpbf_terriView, Share Breaking News Photos On WPBF.com's u local:9146236"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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