There are some mornings when I back out of the driveway that I have two alarms go off. One is that annoying little beeping noise my truck makes when I don't buckle my seat belt. The second alarm sounds a little sweeter. It's the sound of my daughter saying "Buckle up, Daddy". Now I'm trying to do better and make sure that I buckle up each and every time I get in a vehicle. But, truth be told, it doesn't always happen and when I fail to simply reach down and fasten that seat belt, I am breaking the law. Each year in the week leading up to Memorial day we see the return of the Click it or Ticket program. Arkansas Law Enforcement has participated for the last decade. And since the seat belt law changed in '09, Law enforcement officers can and will pull you over for not wearing your seatbelt. While the "Click It or Ticket" campaign has helped boost the national seat belt use rate to an all-time high, Arkansas is still below the national average of 85 percent. Folks, we need to do better. If you fasten that belt every time you get in a car, good for you, But if you’re more like me, or worse, don’t buckle up at all, let’s try to make it click and uphold the law. It will make this A Better Region 8 and you know…It Might just save your life.
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