Bayside, Fox Point and River Hills Police Departments Mobilize for Click It or Ticket

The , and River Hills Police Departments will intensify their 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 campaign.

“All too often when responding to a crash, officers find people killed or seriously injured because they were not buckled up. That’s why we’re serious about safety belt enforcement,” said Bayside Police Capt. Scott McConnell.

To help save lives and prevent injuries, officers will stop a vehicle and issue tickets whenever they see a driver or passenger not wearing a safety belt.

"The 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. But if voluntary compliance fails and people ignore the law as well as common sense, officers will provide a very convincing reminder about wearing their safety belts," McConnell said.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, law enforcement agencies throughout the state are cracking down on unbelted motorists. 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.