Buckle up! State's "Click It or Ticket" mobilization begins on Monday

MADISON -- Hundreds of law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin will be on the lookout for unbuckled drivers and passengers during the annual "Click It or Ticket" mobilization from Monday, May 23rd to Sunday, June 5th.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) also will display reminders to buckle up on its electronic message signs on major highways during Click It or Ticket.

In conjunction with stringent law enforcement efforts during Click It or Ticket, officials say WisDOT is using federal funding to broadcast TV, radio and web messages featuring Donald Driver, the Green Bay Packers’ all-time leading receiver. In the TV spots, he surprises some unsuspecting Wisconsin drivers with questions about their seat belt use.

Learn more by visiting zeroinwisconsin.gov. You will have a chance to win a Donald Driver autographed football.

According to WisDOT statistics, approximately 86 percent of Wisconsin motorists buckle up, which is an all-time high in the state. However, approximately half of the drivers and passengers killed in crashes last year in Wisconsin were not wearing a safety belt. In 2015, there were nearly 55,000 convictions in Wisconsin for failure to fasten a safety belt.