Seat Belt Check!
Going somewhere? Make sure you’re buckled up and hold others accountable to buckle up as well. Seat Belt Check! Are you buckled up? Every trip. Every time. Law enforcement will be cracking down on unbelted drivers during this campaign March 15 – 31.
Under the Graduated Driver License Law, teens from age 15-18 are required to wear their seat belt and it’s a primary offense if they don’t, meaning they can be pulled over solely for not wearing their seat belt. Based on the 2018 seat belt survey, teen use in Missouri is only 74 percent, much lower than state (87 percent) and national (91 percent) seat belt use. Missouri has seven schools with a seat belt usage rate of 50 percent or less and 30 schools with a rate of 60 percent or less.
Videos on YouTube
Give Yourself a Chance 2018
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Give Yourself a Chance 2018
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Give Yourself a Chance 2018
:30 (Spanish)
Give Yourself a Chance 2018
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Give Yourself a Chance 2018
:15 (ASL)
Give Yourself a Chance 2018
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Buckle Up. Every Trip. Every Time.
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Buckle Up. Every Trip. Every Time.
(Spanish)
Buckle Up. Every Trip. Every Time.
(ASL)
Buckle Up. It's No Joke.
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Buckle Up. It's No Joke.
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Things That Could Kill You
Self Appendectomy
Things That Could Kill You
Feeding a Wild Black Bear
L'Damian Washington and James Franklin
Remind You to Buckle Up
Download Campaign Materials
- Youth Seat Belt 2020 :30 Radio
- 2019 Give Yourself a Chance PSA
- 2018 Give Yourself a Chance PSA
- 2018 Give Yourself a Chance Radio
- Buckle Up Every Trip Every Time Radio
- 295 MOre Lives Video
- Buckle Up It's No Joke PSA
- Buckle Up It's No Joke Radio
- Feeding Wildlife Radio
- Self Appendectomy Radio
- Never Say Never PSA
- Never Say Never Radio
- Get Your Buckle On PSA
- Get Your Buckle On Radio
- No Seat Belt No Excuse PSA
- No Substitute for Safety Belts
Additional Resources
- 2018 Teen Safety Belt Survey Final Report
- 2019 It Only Takes One PSA Contest 1st Place- Washington High School
- 2019 It Only Takes One PSA Contest 2nd Place- Liberty High School
- 2019 It Only Takes One PSA Contest 3rd Place- Scotland County High School
- 2018 Schools with 50% and Below Seat Belt Usage Rate
- 2018 Schools with 60% and Below Seat Belt Usage Rate
- TRACTION- Teens Taking Action to Prevent Traffic Crashes
- Missouri's Graduated Driver's License Law Video
- 2016-2018 Fatal Crash Location Map
- ThinkFirst Teen Safety
- First Impact Parent Program (Take Action)
- Missouri Cities/Counties with Primary Seat Belt Ordinances
- It Only Takes One (Take Action)
- Top 10 Reasons Why I Wear My Seat Belt
- Seat Belt Myths and Facts
- Unbelted Teen Fatalities by County 2016-2018
- RoadWise: Parent/Teen Safe Driving Guide
Note on Teen Seat Belt Use:
Seven out of 10 teens who died in crashes last year weren't buckled up.
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