The Jefferson City Police Department will join with statewide law enforcement from Monday through June 1 for a "Click It or Ticket" campaign to crack down on Missouri's seat belt violations and to reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes.
Authorities said six out of 10 people killed in Missouri traffic crashes are unbuckled. Even with advancements in automobile safety and education on the importance of seat belt use, Missouri's seat belt use has remained relatively unchanged in the last six years and consistently below the national average.
Highway officials said Missouri has 80 percent seat belt use, which is below the national average of 86 percent. Among those least likely to buckle up are teens and pickup truck drivers who only buckle up only 67 and 63 percent of the time respectively.