The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania State Police announced the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign will run from Monday, May 11, through Sunday, May 31.
The campaign is aimed at increasing seat belt use and reducing fatalities and serious injuries involving unbuckled drivers and passengers.
In 2025, Pennsylvania recorded 9,696 crashes in which at least one occupant was not wearing a seat belt. Those crashes resulted in 259 fatalities and 733 suspected serious injuries. Officials estimate that 233 unbelted occupants killed in passenger vehicle crashes could have survived if they had been buckled up.
Pennsylvania law requires drivers, front-seat passengers and occupants younger than 18 to wear seat belts. Children under 4 must be secured in an approved child safety seat. Children under 2 must ride in a rear-facing car seat until they outgrow the manufacturer’s maximum height and weight limits. Booster seats are required for children ages 4 to 8.
As part of the campaign, Pennsylvania State Police troopers who are certified child passenger safety technicians will offer free child seat fitting events across the state. The events are intended to help ensure car seats are in good working condition, installed properly and free from recalls.
A list of child seat fitting events is available at psp.pa.gov. Information about child passenger safety and certified car seat technicians is also available by calling 1-800-CAR-BELT or visiting pakidstravelsafe.org.
On Thursday, May 21, police agencies across Pennsylvania will take part in nighttime coordinated enforcement using roving patrols, traffic enforcement zones and speed enforcement details on roadways with high rates of unbuckled crashes.
The “Click It or Ticket” campaign is part of Pennsylvania’s Highway Safety Program and is funded through PennDOT with federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
