The Custer County Sheriff’s Office and law enforcement agencies across Nebraska are getting ready to remind residents to buckle up as part of the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign. This selective enforcement will be conducted from May 20 thru June 2, 2019. Border to Border (B2B) will kick off the 2019 Seat Belt Mobilization with a 4-hour enforcement crackdown between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m. on May 20th.
As always, the Custer County Sheriff’s Office is requesting that you wear your seat belt and buckle up children as Nebraska State Law requires per seat belt violation statutes 60-6,270 and child restraint violation 60-6,267. Last year, the overall observed safety belt use was 86% for drivers and front seat passengers and child restraint use was 97%.
We need your help to reach the remaining unbuckled drivers, passengers and children in Nebraska. We all know the cheapest, easiest and quickest way to reduce traffic crash injuries, and to save lives is to get the remaining non-safety belt and child restraint users to buckle up. Last year, 116 (66%) of the 175 fatally injured passenger vehicle occupants were not wearing seat belts.
Sheriff Dan Osmond wants to remind everyone in Custer County to buckle up because not only is it the law but it saves lives. Take the second to buckle up and not become a statistic. Remind occupants of your vehicle to buckle as we approach the summer months.
