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Click It Or Ticket Campaign Begins Today
Monday, May 20, 2019

As the Memorial Day Weekend travel season is upon us, law enforcement officials across the tri-state area are wanting to stress the importance of buckling up.

Specifically, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning recently launched a new safety campaign that includes television and radio ads, billboards, social media posts, and banners displayed at more than 600 police and public safety offices across Michigan. The effort is part of the annual Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement crackdown that runs today through June 2.

In Michigan, the seat belt usage rate stands at 93.4 percent. The national seat belt use rate in 2018 was 89.6 percent.

Michigan law requires drivers, front seat passengers and passengers 15 and younger in any seating position to be buckled up. The fine and associated costs for not wearing a seat belt is $65. Children must be in a car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 4’9” tall, and children under 4 years old must be in the back seat.



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