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Buckle Up For the Upcoming Holiday

 

 

Click it Or Ticket. Law enforcement agencies across Kansas will be taking a no-excuses to saving lives around this upcoming  Memorial Day weekend. Tickets will be issued to unbuckled occupants as a harsh reminder of the importance of seatbelt use at all times. Any adult not wearing their seat belt could be issued a $30 traffic citation. More than 50 percent of traffic fatalities in Kansas in 2017 were unrestrained. Many of these individuals could have survived the car crash if they had only worn their seat belt. “The Click it. Or ticket. campaign isn’t about issuing citations, it’s about saving lives,” said Technical Trooper Ben Gardner, of the Kansas Highway Patrol “Too many people die in motor vehicle crashes who could have survived if they had only buckled up.” The Click It. Or Ticket. campaign runs May 20 through June 2.

 

It is prohibited to drive or ride as a passenger in a motor vehicle without wearing a seat belt for a good reason. In 2017, 53 percent of the 316 deaths from automobile crashes in Kansas were not buckled. Pick-up truck drivers, young adults and males are among some of the worst offenders and most at-risk. “Frustratingly, there are still people out there who do not take that extra second to buckle up,” said Chris Bortz, KDOT Traffic Safety Program Manager. “Any adult not wearing their seat belt could be issued a $30 traffic citation. Make a better decision and buckle up, every trip, every time.” In 2018, the Kansas observed seat belt usage was 84 percent, below the national average of 90 percent, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  Education coupled with enforcement can raise this rate and ultimately save lives.

 

*CLICK OR TICKET*

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