Click it or Ticket!

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The US Department of Transportation announced earlier this month a national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign. Its goal is to remind everyone of the importance of wearing seat belts.

They have run Click It or Ticket ads since the 9th and will continue through the 29th of this month. However, enforcement of seat belt laws will start on the 16th and continue through the 29th of November.

According to the NHTSA, “From 2013 to 2017, seat belts saved almost 70,000 lives,” yet “nearly 27.5 million people still don’t buckle up….In 2017, 51 percent of men killed in car accidents were not buckled up, compared to 39 percent of women.”

So, why aren’t those 27.5 million people wearing their seat belts? It is very clear that seat belts save lives — in fact, they are the number one effective way to protect yourself in a car. They work; people just have to wear them to gain the benefits, which is why campaigns like this are necessary to remind the public just how effective they are.

NHTSA Deputy Administrator James Owens explained that, “Click It or Ticket reminds everyone to wear their seat belt every trip, every time, and officers will be patrolling our roads to enforce these lifesaving laws.”

Everyone wants to keep those on the road safe, and no one wants a ticket for failing to wear a seat belt. So, be sure to wear them! Click it or ticket!

Learn more about how seat belts save lives, who is most likely to go without a seat belt, and how to wear one properly in our previous blog post.

For additional information on seat belt safety, including guidance for tweens and pregnant women, visit the NHTSA’s seat belt safety guidelines.

Have questions about your legal options after a car accident? Contact Glisson Law to learn how the firm may be able to help.

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