Michigan police wrote over 8,000 citations for seat belt law violations during a recent seat belt crackdown statewide. That was nearly 1,000 fewer seat belt tickets than all of last year, reports The Detroit News. And across 26 Michigan counties, 8,050 seat belt and child seat violation tickets were written. Source of article: Michigan police seat belt crackdown gets results.

When properly used, seat belts can reduce the risk of being killed in a crash. It will benefit not only ourselves but as well as the people around us. I guess, it is about time that we all take personal responsibility for our actions and follow the rules.