Despite governmental awareness programs and parental oversight and pleading, more than two-thirds of young drivers and passengers killed in nighttime car crashes aren’t wearing seat belts, according to research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This is an alarming statistic for parents of teenagers.

In response, this year’s NHTSA “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement campaign, which began on May 19, will focus on nighttime seat belt use when the odds of being killed in a car crash are three times greater.

Too often, our practice sees the catastrophic results when unbelted drivers and occupants are involved in car crashes. The lesson learned from the vast majority of these cases is that serious injury and death can be avoided by making seat belt use a habit for both drivers and passengers.

“Seat belt use among young drivers and occupants is not what it should be, especially at night when the risk of dying in a crash triples,” said NHTSA Administrator Nicole Nason. “Clearly, we need to do more to make people of all ages understand that – whether traveling by car, SUV or truck – a seat belt is the best way to stay alive, day or night.”

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