Ava, Mo. – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is joining with statewide law enforcement March 15-31, 2022 for a high visibility youth seat belt mobilization to help increase seat belt use among teens and reduce highway fatalities. Only 75.5 % of Missouri teens wear their seat belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle. Seven out of ten teen vehicle drivers and passengers killed in traffic crashes are unbuckled.
Under the Graduated Driver’s License (GDL) law, teens are required to wear their seat belt as it’s a primary offense, meaning they can be pulled over solely for not wearing their seat belt. Local motorists should be prepared for stepped up seat belt enforcement. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will be out there to remind you seat belts can – and do – save lives.
This is made possible by a grant received from the National Highway Safety Administration to pay the Deputies overtime during this enforcement period.
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