Click It or Ticket
Click It or Ticket is a national high-visibility enforcement campaign focused on the consequences of not wearing a safety belt. The goal is to increase awareness and encourage all drivers and passengers to buckle up, every trip, every time.
Submit Campaign Activity Report NowCampaign Dates
Enforcement Mobilization
May 18 – 31, 2026
Reports Due
June 30, 2026
Click It or Ticket is a national high-visibility enforcement campaign focused on the consequences of not wearing a safety belt. The goal is to increase awareness and encourage all drivers and passengers to buckle up, every trip, every time.
Florida law enforcement agencies are encouraged to conduct high-visibility enforcement and public education on safety belt and child restraint laws. Agencies should submit a campaign activity report at the end of the campaign.
This is a reportable campaign. Please submit your agency's campaign activity report using the form below by the listed due date.
Key Statistics
Every 47 minutes, an unbelted person dies in a crash.
2022: 11,302 unbelted people killed in crashes.
2023: 91.9% daytime adult front-seat belt use.
2022 unrestrained fatalities: 6,252 at night vs. 4,949 by day.
57% of nighttime crash fatalities were unbelted.
60% of 18–34-year-olds killed in 2022 crashes were unrestrained.
2022: 54% of male and 41% of female passenger-vehicle fatalities were unbelted.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Agency Actions
Purpose: Increase safety belt use through high-visibility enforcement and public education, then submit your activity report by June 30, 2026.
- •Enhance enforcement on safety belt use during the campaign.
- •Provide public education on safety belt and child restraint laws.
- •Submit your campaign activity report by June 30, 2026.
What You Will Report
- •Approximate number of hours dedicated to safety belt enforcement
- •Number of safety belt checkpoints (if any)
- •Number of press conferences (if any)
- •Number of media stories or articles featuring your agency's efforts
- •Number of social media posts or interactions
- •Number of safety belt enforcement contacts
- •Number of child restraint enforcement contacts
- •Total number of traffic citations
- •Name of exemplary officer for education and/or enforcement efforts
- •Results of the Local Safety Belt Use Survey (see below)
Local Safety Belt Use Survey
(opens in new tab)All agencies are asked to conduct a safety belt usage survey before and after the campaign. Observe at least 100 drivers and front passengers at three or more locations within your jurisdiction.
- For each location, compute: (Occupants wearing safety belts ÷ Total occupants) × 100.
- Average all locations to get the final percentage.
- Use the optional worksheet for tracking. It is for internal use and is not submitted.
Downloadable Campaign Assets
Click any item below to download. All digital assets are provided by NHTSA, FDOT, or the Florida LEL Program for use by agencies to promote the campaign.
Press Release Template
Pre-written press release template for the Click It or Ticket campaign.
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Talking Points (English)
NHTSA Click It or Ticket enforcement talking points in English.
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Talking Points (Spanish)
NHTSA Click It or Ticket enforcement talking points in Spanish.
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Social Media Posts (English)
Suggested social media posts for the campaign in English.
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Social Media Posts (Spanish)
Suggested social media posts for the campaign in Spanish.
View Document (DOCX) (opens in new tab)Social Media Graphics
Click any graphic below to download. All digital assets are provided by NHTSA, FDOT, or the Florida LEL Program for use by agencies to promote the campaign on social media.
Order Printed Campaign Materials
Public-facing printed educational and outreach materials for the Click It or Ticket campaign are available at no cost from FDOT's Florida Traffic Safety Resource Center.
Order Public-Facing Materials (opens in new tab)Campaign Activity Report
Please submit a campaign activity report for your agency at the conclusion of the campaign. If the report form does not display properly on your screen below, open the form directly.
For assistance with campaign information, materials, or reporting, please reach out to your District LEL.
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