5/20/13 - Safety belt enforcement zones will be seen across Livingston County starting today as the annual two-week Click It of Ticket campaign moves into full swing. Local police departments, sheriff offices and Michigan State Police Posts in 26 counties including Livingston will conduct federally funded safety belt enforcement zones through the busy Memorial Day travel weekend. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning coordinates the annual seat belt mobilization and enforcement zones are marked with large portable signs. Law enforcement officers are stationed throughout Livingston County looking for and stopping un-buckled motorists. Michigan law requires all drivers and passengers 15 years of age and younger in any seating position to be buckled up. Children must be in a car seat or booster seat until they are 8-years-old or 4 feet 9 inches tall. Although Michigan led the nation in seat belt use for two years running, state officials say it has declined for the last three years. Last yearâs belt use was at 93.6%. Of the ten people who died over the Memorial Day holiday period in 2012, three of the seven vehicle occupants were not wearing a seat belt. (JM)
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