Kansas Seat Belt Resources

Click It. Or Ticket.

Seat belts have been proven to be one of the best ways to save your life in a crash. Yet many still don't buckle up. The Click It. Or Ticket. campaign focuses on safety education, strong laws, and law enforcement officers saving lives.

Law enforcement agencies across the nation are stepping up enforcement to crack down on motorists who aren't wearing their seat belts. The Click It. Or Ticket. campaign aims to increase law enforcement participation by coordinating highly visible seat belt enforcement and providing seat belt fact sheets for drivers at heavily traveled corridors and checkpoints.

Be Part of the Progress

Wearing your seat belt means you are much more likely to survive a crash. Every life matters and everyone has someone who wants to see you come home safely.
 

Kids are more likely to buckle up when they see their parents wearing their seat belts.

Ride Safe: Wheelchair Transportation Safety

 

 

Face the Facts

The nationwide seat belt use rate was 91.9% in 2023, which is good — but we can do better. The other 8.4% still need to be reminded that seat belts save lives.

 

Bust the Myths

There seems to be a misconception among those who drive and ride in pickup trucks that their large vehicles will protect them better than other vehicles would in a crash. The numbers say otherwise: 61% of pickup truck occupants who were killed in 2021 were not buckled. That’s compared to 47% of passenger car occupants who were not wearing seat belts when they were killed. Regardless of vehicle type, seat belt use is the single most effective way to stay alive in a crash.

Seating position: Too many people wrongly believe they are safe in the back seat unrestrained. Forty-nine percent of all front-seat passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in 2021 were unrestrained, but 57% of those killed in back seats were unrestrained.

Rural versus urban locations: In 2021, there were 12,534 passenger vehicle fatalities in rural locations, compared to 13,681 fatalities in urban locations. Out of those fatalities, 51% of those killed in the rural locations were not wearing their seat belts, compared to 49% in urban locations.

Top 5 Things You Should Know About Buckling Up:

Buckling up is the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself in a crash
Seat belts are the best defense against impaired, aggressive, and distracted drivers. Being buckled up during a crash helps keep you safe and secure inside your vehicle; being completely ejected from a vehicle is almost always deadly.

Air bags are designed to work with seat belts, not replace them
If you don’t wear your seat belt, you could be thrown into a rapidly opening frontal air bag. Such force could injure or even kill you. Learn about air bag safety.

Guidelines to buckle up safely
- The lap belt and shoulder belt are secured across the pelvis and rib cage, which are better able to withstand crash forces than other parts of your body.
- Place the shoulder belt across the middle of your chest and away from your neck.
- The lap belt rests across your hips, not your stomach.
- NEVER put the shoulder belt behind your back or under an arm.

Fit matters
- Before you buy a new car, check to see that its seat belts are a good fit for you.
- Ask your dealer about seat belt adjusters, which can help you get the best fit.
- If you need a roomier belt, contact your vehicle manufacturer to obtain seat belt extenders.
- If you drive an older or classic car with lap belts only, check with your vehicle manufacturer about how to retrofit your car with today’s safer lap/shoulder belts.

Seat belt safety for children and pregnant women
Find out when your child is ready to use an adult seat belt and learn about seat belt safety when you’re pregnant. 

Seat Belts During Pregnancy