Nearly one in four Missourians still fail to regularly wear their safety belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle.   Only 77 percent of Missourians buckle up regularly, seven percent less than the national average of 84 percent

Riverside Police are joining with other law enforcement agencies on February 25th, 2010 for an aggressive “Click it or Ticket” safety belt mobilization to crack down on Missouri’s safety belt law violators and to reduce highway fatalities,

Failure to wear a safety belt can be deadly.  In 2008, 489 people killed in traffic crashes weren’t wearing their seat belt. Seven out of ten Missourians killed in traffic crashes are unbuckled.

Failure to regularly wear a safety belt can be deadly.  “Every day someone dies in a crash in Missouri because they weren’t buckled up,” said Captain Gary McMullin. “We’ll be out there to remind you seat belts can – and do – save lives every day.”

 For more information on Missouri seatbelt usage, visit www.saveMOlives.com