Click It Or Ticket Is Now In Full Force. So Buckle Up In Your New or Used Car!

We all know how important it is to buckle up when driving. Every single time, no matter this distance, front seat or back seat, it is imperative that you buckle up. Consumer reports have come out with a new study, which shows that Americans wearing their seat belts is at the highest statistic, ever. When you are out and about in your new or used car with your friends and family just remember click it or ticket. Ticket fines are becoming increasingly more expensive. Always remember this….your kids will mimic what they see mom and dad doing so if you don’t wear your seat belt then you can’t expect them to when it’s time for them to drive.

Seat belt use among Americans is at its highest level ever—84 percent. While that is good news, there is still that other 16 percent who need to get the message to buckle up. May 24 through June 5 is the Department of Transportation’s annual “Click It or Ticket” mobilization campaign aimed at delivering the safety message through a law enforcement blitz and crackdown around the country. Police will be out in force and at check points to make sure drivers and passengers are following their state’s seat belt laws.

A number of states have a usage rate below 70 percent, including Massachusetts, Wyoming, and New Hampshire, which is the only state without any seat belt law. Currently, 19 states do not have a primary law, which allows drivers to be pulled over for failing to wear a seat belt. Four of those states have a primary law only for teenagers and younger. The worst offenders of the seat belt law are men aged 18 to 34.

The seat belt is considered by many to be the most important automotive safety invention, and it is simple to use. Don’t wait for a campaign to buckle up, just do it now and make it a habit.

—Liza Barth

Are you going to wear your seat belt?