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In an effort to increase seat belt use and reduce fatalities  and injuries on local roadways, the Hazelwood Police Department will be participating in the  observance of Occupant Protection Enforcement Day, scheduled for Nov. 18,  announced Hazelwood Police Chief Carl Wolf.

The Hazelwood Police Department is committed to increasing safety belt enforcement while  conducting regular traffic stops during this special public safety observance.  It’s a part of an  aggressive “Click It or Ticket” state-wide mobilization campaign to crack down on  Missouri’s safety belt law violators and to reduce highway fatalities.

Failure to wear a seat belt while driving is against the law and can lessen the chances of  surviving a serious motor vehicle crash.  In 2007, a driver in a Missouri traffic accident had a  1 in 32 chance of being killed if they weren’t wearing a seat belt.  In cases where the driver wore a seat belt, their chance of being killed was 1 in 1,294.

Studies have show that those who are least likely to buckle up include young males, nighttime drivers, pickup truck drivers and their passengers, as well as people who live in  rural areas.

“Regular safety belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes,” said Chief Wolf.

For more information on Missouri seat belt usage, visit www.saveMOlives.com.

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