Livingston County Sheriff to Enforce Seat Belt Use with Extra Road Patrols

Buckle up, Brighton, seat belt safety zones are now in effect and both the Livingston County Sheriff's Department and Michigan State Police - Brighton Post are stepping up their patrols over the next two weeks.

With the launch of the national Click It or Ticket campaign on May 21, police departments will be patrolling in established enforcement zones during the campaign. 

In the Brighton area, enforcement zones stretch along Grand River Avenue and Chilson Road to Pleasant Valley and Spencer Roads, to name a few.

"The Click It or Ticket campaign is one of the reasons Michigan has always been a leader in reducing traffic fatalities through a high seat belt use rate," said Michael L. Prince, Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) director, on the OHSP website. "Since their introduction, seat belts have saved lives, and we want people to take advantage of this simple yet effective safety device."

Michigan law requires that all drivers and passengers age 15 and younger be buckled up, regardless of seating position. Children must be in a car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 4 feet 9 inches tall.

The sheriff’s office and state troopers will continue their increased patrols through June 3. The additional hours and manpower required during the Click It or Ticket campaign is supported with federal traffic safety funds, administered by OHSP.

Here are a few of the local enforcement zones in effect during the campaign:

May 22

• Grand River and Hacker, 12 a.m.

May 23

• Spencer and Please Valley, 7 a.m.
• Grand River and Old US-23, 8 a.m.

May 24

• Mason and Burkhart, 12 a.m.

May 25:

• Grand River and Latson, 9 p.m.

May 26

• Grand River and Old US-23, 9 a.m.

May 28

• Hilton and Hunter, 7 a.m.
• Grand River and Chilson, 8 a.m.

May 29

• Grand River Avenue and Hacker Road, 2 p.m.

May 30

• Hacker and Woodland Shore Drive, 7 a.m.
• Grand River and Burkhart, 8 a.m.

Find a complete list of seat belt enforcement zones across the state here.