Local police agencies around the state are participating in the Click it or Ticket campaign designed to increase enforcement of seat-belt laws. Officers will be watching for unrestrained adults and children in cars and trucks both day and night.
Last year, more than 240 law enforcement agencies performed 8,728 hours of traffic patrols and issued more than 30,000 citations or warnings. Seat belt and child restraint citations totaled around 13,700.
In a study conducted by the Purdue University Center for Road Safety, seat belt usage between the years 2000 and 2017 increased from 62 to 93 percent.
Overtime police patrols are paid with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration funds administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
