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The Ellis County Sheriff's Office is participating in the annual Click It or Ticket campaign May 22-June 4.
Drivers will be met with extra enforcement of both the Kansas Safety Belt Use Act and the Kansas Child Safety Act. The statutes require that all vehicle occupants be appropriately restrained.
"First, I want to thank the drivers that take their safety seriously and buckle up every trip," said Sheriff Scott Braun.
"I also want people to know that in the interest of saving lives, day or night, the Ellis County Sheriff's Office is committed to vigorously ticketing violators of adult seat belt and and child safety laws, as well as other traffic infractions which made the need for occupant restraint so necessary."
The Click It or Ticket campaign focuses on safety education, strong laws, and law enforcement support to save lives.
Seat belts have been proved to be one of the best ways to save a life in a traffic crash, no matter what kind of vehicle you drive.
Yet, many still don't buckle up. Worse still, not wearing a seat belt is a habit that will pass on to your children and teens who, in turn, will think it is safe to not buckle up.