Buckle up - or it'll cost you.
Michigan State Police, along with the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning announced a new "Click it or Ticket" campaign that starts this week across the state.
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 10,428 unbuckled passenger vehicle occupants were killed in crashes in the United States in 2016 – 203 in Michigan.
Related: Michigan State Police to crack down on dangerous drivers on I-94 this summer
The NHTSA estimates that seat belts saved the lives of 14,668 vehicle occupants age 5 and older nationwide in 2016.
Tickets for not wearing a seat belt in Michigan cost $65, but no points are assessed on a driver's license.
Michigan law requires drivers, front seat passengers and passengers 15 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 4’9” tall, and children under 4 years old must be in the back seat.
Deaths
- A total of 22,441 passenger vehicle occupants died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2015.2
- More than half (range: 52%-59%) of teens (13-19 years) and adults aged 20-44 years who died in crashes in 2015 were unrestrained at the time of the crash.2
Injuries
- More than 2.5 million drivers and passengers were treated in emergency departments as the result of being injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2015.1
- Young adult drivers and passengers (18-24) have the highest crash-related non-fatal injury rates of all adults.5
Costs
- Non-fatal crash injuries to drivers and passengers resulted in more than $48 billion in lifetime medical and work loss costs in 2010.6