JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Seat belts save lives and are the single most effective way to prevent injury and death in a motor vehicle crash.

Law enforcement across the state will have extra patrols from November 1 through December 12 for the Click It or Ticket campaign enforcing the state seat belt law.

Preliminary data in 2019 indicates of the fatalities that have been seat belt eligible, 52% were not wearing it.

All vehicle occupants should take personal responsibility when traveling and always buckle up. Every trip. Every time.

“The first thing you should do when you get in a vehicle is put on your seat belt,” says Valley City Police Chief Phillip Hatcher. “It’s about taking personal responsibility when you travel and making sure you’re buckled up for the ones you love.”

This campaign is part of the Vision Zero strategy to eliminate motor vehicle crash fatalities and serious injuries on North Dakota roads.

Visit the North Dakota Crash Memorial Wall to view memorials built on the hope of preventing another death on North Dakota roads.