Massachusetts seat belt use was 67% in June 2008, and in an effort to get Boston and Massachusetts residents to increase seat belt use, Massachusetts has launched the spring mobilization effort of Click It or Ticket. Seat belts reduce the risk of death or serious injury in a motor vehicle collision by up to 50%, and the Boston Law Office of Neil Burns wants Massachusetts residents to stay safe and help promote highway safety by buckling up.
The goal for Massachusetts 2010 is to increase seat belt use. Nationwide seat belt use was 83% as of 2008. Massachusetts law requires all occupants to be properly restrained by safety belts when riding in a private passenger motor vehicle, including vans and trucks. Learn more about the Massachusetts Safety Belt Law as well as the Massachusetts Child Passenger Safety Law by following the links as cited.
Seat belt use among Americans is at its highest level ever--84 percent. While that is good news, there is still that other 16 percent who need to get the message to buckle up. May 24 through June 5 is the Department of Transportation's, and Massachusetts' annual "Click It or Ticket" mobilization campaign aimed at delivering the safety message through a law enforcement blitz and crackdown around the country. Police will be out in force and at check points to make sure drivers and passengers are following their state's seat belt laws.
A number of states have a usage rate below 70 percent, including Massachusetts, Wyoming, and New Hampshire, which is the only state without any seat belt law. The seat belt is considered by many to be the most important automotive safety invention, and it is simple to use. Don't wait for a campaign to buckle up, just do it now and make it a habit!
