Falls Police To Intensify Enforcement of Seat Belt Law

The Menomonee Falls Police Department will intensify its enforcement of the mandatory safety belt law during the annual “Click It or Ticket” mobilization from May 23 to June 5. More than 300 law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin are expected to participate in this year’s “Click It or Ticket”, according to Police Chief Anna Ruzinski.

“Our officers will stop a vehicle and issue tickets whenever they see a driver or passenger not wearing a safety belt. Our goal is not to write more tickets but to convince people to buckle up voluntarily so that eventually we can reduce the number of preventable traffic deaths to zero in Wisconsin,” Chief Ruzinski added. “But if voluntary compliance fails and people ignore the law as well as common sense, we will provide a reminder about wearing their safety belts.”

Law enforcement agencies throughout the state are cracking down on unbelted motorists, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.  Last year, there were nearly 120,000 convictions for failure to fasten safety belts, which was an all-time high. Among all traffic violations, safety belt convictions in Wisconsin were second only to speeding convictions.