Click it or ticket campaign ongoing with local police agencies

Police departments around the country are in the middle of a click it or ticket campaign to get more people aware of the benefits of wearing seatbelts while driving.
The high-visibility seat belt enforcement effort, which coincides with the Memorial Day holiday, runs from May 20 to June 2.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, The national seat belt use rate in 2023 was 92%. The agency says The other 8% still need to be reminded that seat belts save lives. Participating law enforcement agencies will be taking a no-excuses approach to seat belt law enforcement, writing citations day and night.

One of the focuses of this years Click It or Ticket campaign is nighttime enforcement as data shows a higher number of unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities happen at night.