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Seat belt enforcement begins next week

TOPEKA, Kan. — Another Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign kicks off again next Monday. State and local law enforcement are working to improve this ranking by stepping up enforcement to crack down on motorists who aren’t wearing seatbelts.

More than 150 law enforcement agencies across the state will be taking a no-excuses approach to seat belt enforcement as part of the national campaign that runs through June 3, concurrent with one of the busiest travel and holiday weekends of the year.

If you don’t think wearing your seat-belt works to save your life, crash survivor Cole Forney would tell you different. He talked about the accident he was in after not wearing his.

After his accident, he has completely changed his thinking and is now an advocate for wearing a seat-belt.

In 2017, Kansas seat belt usage was 82 percent, below the national average of 90.1 percent, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Click It or Ticket campaign again kicks off Monday and runs through June 3.

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