Sue Scheff: Teen Drivers - Click it or ticket!
It's the law, buckle your seat belt and demand your passengers click-it too! Many teens think they are invincible, it is up to the parents to stress the importance of seat belts. Seat belts save lives. In Florida, traffic crashes take the lives of thousands of people a year. Most of those who die on the road are not buckled up. With the busy Memorial Day weekend approaching and spring break is here, law enforcement agencies across Florida are once again joining the Click It or Ticket safety belt enforcement campaign. During the crackdown, drivers and passengers will be ticketed if they are not buckled up. If children under 18 are not properly protected, the driver gets the ticket. In 2007, an average of nine people a day died on Florida roads. So protect yourself, your family and your friends. Be sure that everyone on every trip buckles up. And if you click it, you won't get a ticket. Click It or Ticket is a cooperative effort of the Florida Department of Transport...