Branson police will kick off Thanksgiving with seat belt enforcement
Here is an article from the Springfield News-Leader. I think these numbers regarding seat belt usage speak for themselves.
Branson police will conduct a “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement the day before Thanksgiving.
On Nov. 26, police will be out to crack down on seat belt law offender, according to a news release from the city.
One in four Missourians don’t put on a seat belt regularly when driving or riding in a car, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Those least likely to buckle up are young males, pickup truck drivers and their passengers, motorists in rural areas and night-time drivers.
A driver in a Missouri traffic crash in 2007 had a 1 in 32 chance of dying if he or she was not wearing a seat belt. That chance significantly decreased to 1 in 1,294 if the driver was wearing a seat belt.
“Regular safety belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes,” said Branson Police Chief Caroll McCullough. “We hope this one-day concentration on ticketing those who don’t wear seat belts will remind all those traveling in a vehicle to buckle up all the time.”
