Buckle Up! Police To Crack Down On Drivers Without a Seat Belt

If you're guilty of hitting the road without putting on your seat belt, you might want to think twice about that.

Hackettstown Police is teaming up with the "Click It or Ticket" effort to crack down on unbuckled drivers starting May 19 and continuing until June 1.

Officers will be setting up checkpoints and increasing patrol in the two-week campaign to check for drivers violating the law.

In New Jersey, seat belt use is at 91 percent. Acting Director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety Gary Poedubicky said this campaign's goal is to bring up usage to 92 percent.

“To meet our goal, we must continue both enforcement and public outreach efforts that educate all motor vehicle occupants about the importance of buckling up, every ride,” he said.

During last year's crackdown, New Jersey police issued 26,049 seat belt citations, 4,895 speeding summonses and made 860 drunk driving arrests.