The Gallatin Police Department will be joining with statewide law enforcement March 15-31 for an aggressive "Operation Safe Teen" seat belt mobilization to crack down on Missouri’s safety belt law violators and to reduce highway fatalities.
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Nearly one in four Missourians still fail to regularly wear their safety belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle. Teens are even less likely to wear their safety belts with only 66% regularly buckling up. Eight out of 10 teens killed in traffic crashes are unbuckled.
"Every day someone dies in a crash in Missouri because they weren’t buckled up," said Chief Richards. "We’ll be out there to remind you seat belts can-and do- save lives."
Chief Richards said regular safety belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes.