'Click It or Ticket' seat-belt campaign broadens sweep for nighttime drivers

Local law officers and transportation officials issued their annual threat Monday to motorists -- "Click It or Ticket" -- in what has become one of the most successful highway safety campaigns in history.

But there's an added message this year: Seat belts need to be worn at night as well as during the day. This year's twist is based on statistics that show that drivers are less likely to wear seat belts after dark. Data from 2008 show 64 percent of people killed after 6 p.m. were not using the restraints, while 48 percent who died during daylight were unbelted.