Make the Difference!
The theme of this year’s campaign is “Make the Difference”, with :15 and :30 videos that feature teens making the difference to buckle up to show up. Wearing a safety belt gives you the best chance of surviving a crash. Law enforcement will be cracking down on unbelted drivers during this campaign March 15 – 31.
Under the Graduated Driver License Law, teens from age 15-18 are required to wear their safety belt and it’s a primary offense if they don’t, meaning they can be pulled over solely for not wearing their safety belt. Based on the 2020 safety belt survey, teen use in Missouri is only 75.5 percent, much lower than state (86 percent) and national (91 percent) safety belt use. Missouri has four schools with a seat belt usage rate of 50% or less.
