If you're one of those people that doesn't buckle up...you may want to rethink your routine when you climb behind the wheel! The Boise PD is participating in the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign from now until May 30th.

In an official press release from the Boise PD today, Officer Kyle Wells of the Boise Police Motors Unit said, “We, as traffic and patrol officers, see the deadly results that come from drivers and passengers refusing to wear a seat belt.” He added, “We hope this campaign reminds everyone to think about their safety and the safety of their loved ones as they make summer travel plans.”

So make sure you buckle up - click it - and no ticket!

About Idaho’s Seat Belt Laws:

In 2015, failure to use a safety restraint was the second highest traffic offense behind speeding in Boise. Boise Police Officers wrote 4,811 citations for seat belt violations.

  • ISC 49-673(3a): A violation carries a fine of $10.

- Failure to use a seat belt by a driver or occupant over 18 is not a primary violation (meaning a driver must first be stopped by an officer over for another suspected traffic violation), however no other citation is necessary.

- If an officer stops an adult driver for a traffic violation and finds the driver is not wearing a seat belt the driver may receive a citation for a seatbelt violation. If the officer finds the adult driver has allowed one or more juveniles (under age 18) passengers not to wear a seat belt, the driver may receive a separate citation.

- An adult passenger not wearing a seat belt may receive a citation.

- A juvenile driver under 18 may receive a citation for being the operator and not wearing a seat belt. A seat belt violation for a juvenile driver carries a $66.50 fine.

  • Child safety seats are required for children less than 7 years of age. ISC 49-672. The violation carries a fine of $84.
  • For more information on the Click It or Ticket campaign, please visit www.nhtsa.gov/ciot.

A look at the statistics (nationwide)

• Forty-nine percent of passenger vehicle occupants who were killed in 2014 were unrestrained.

• In 2014, 59 percent of the passenger vehicle occupants in age groups 13 to 15 and 25 to 34 who were killed in traffic crashes were not using restraints — the highest percentage of all age groups.

• In traffic crashes in 2014, among male fatalities with known restraint use, 53 percent were unrestrained, and among females with known restraint use, 40 percent were unrestrained.

• In traffic crashes in 2014, considering restraint use by passenger vehicle type, 60 percent of the drivers of pickup trucks who were killed were unrestrained, compared to 54 percent for SUV drivers, 42 percent for passenger car drivers, and 38 percent for van drivers.

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