Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies statewide have begun the annual Click It or Ticket campaign.
This is the largest seat-belt enforcement period of the year and runs from May 20 to June 2. The campaign supports the agency’s effort to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on state roads. To date, traffic fatalities in Colorado are down 23% from last year.
In 2018, there were 220 unbuckled fatalities on Colorado’s roads, accounting for about half of the 416 total passenger vehicle deaths. After three years of decline in seat belt use in Colorado, there was a slight increase to 86% in 2018, which is below the national average of 90%. Nationally, Colorado ranks in the bottom third of states in seat belt use.
Fines for not wearing a seat belt start at $65, and parents and caregivers found with an improperly restrained or unrestrained child can receive a minimum fine of $82.
For more information about Colorado’s seat belt laws, visit www.codot.gov/safety/seatbelts-carseats.
