Click it or Ticket

Beginning next Monday the 24th the Arkansas State Police Click it or Ticket campaign will be in full swing. State and local law enforcement officers across Arkansas will be on the lookout for drivers not wearing their seat belt. Taking a no-excuses approach to seat belt enforcement, writing citations day and night. If you chose to not wear your seatbelt and are stopped you can expect a ticket. This done in the hopes to raise awareness of how easy it is to buckle up and the difference it can make when you are involved in a traffic accident. Colonel Bill Bryant, Director of the Arkansas State Police is quoted saying, “We want the practice of buckling up to become something that’s instinctive for drivers and their passengers.” Currently Arkansas state law requires all front seat passengers, not just drivers, to be properly buckled up. The state law also requires all children less than 15 years of age to be properly secured in the vehicle. Children less than 6 years of age and weighing less than 60 pounds should be restrained in a child passenger safety seat. Additionally, drivers with restricted licenses and all occupants in the vehicle must be properly buckled up. Bryant also said, “Help us share the message. Tell your friends and family members to make it a habit to buckle-up. Your advice may save someone from injury or death.”