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Bismarck \u00a0(CSi) \u2013 Seat belts save lives and are the single most effective way to prevent injury and death in a motor vehicle crash.<\/p>\nBismarck \u00a0(CSi) \u2013 Seat belts save lives and are the single most effective way to prevent injury and death in a motor vehicle crash.<\/p>\n
Law enforcement across the state<\/strong> will have extra patrols from November 1 through December 12 for the\u00a0Click It or Ticket\u00a0<\/em>campaign enforcing the state seat belt law.<\/p>\n Preliminary data in 2019 indicates of the fatalities that have been seat belt eligible, 52% were not wearing it.<\/p>\n All vehicle occupants should take personal responsibility when traveling and always buckle up. Every trip. Every time.<\/p>\n Valley City Police Chief, Phil Hatcher says, \u201cThe first thing you should do when you get in a vehicle is put on your seat belt.\u00a0 It\u2019s about taking personal responsibility when you travel and making sure you\u2019re buckled up for the ones you love.\u201d<\/p>\n This campaign is part of the\u00a0Vision Zero<\/a>\u00a0strategy to eliminate motor vehicle crash fatalities and serious injuries on North Dakota roads.<\/p>\n