Seat Belt Usage
Buckle Up. Every Trip. Every Time.
- Wood County strives to obtain 100% seat belt usage with all drivers and passengers
- As of December 2024, Wood County was at 99.20% of seat belt usage at the last traffic count. During 2024, 62% of our fatal crashes involved unbelted persons, which is 100% preventable.
- Buckling up is the most important safety measure you can take to protect yourself in a crash to keep you safe and secure.
- Seat belts are the best defense against impaired, aggressive and distracted drivers.
Seat Belt Survivor Award
Each year during the annual Click it or Ticket Annual Mobilization Kickoff, the Seat Belt Survivor Award is given to those who survived a serious injury crash by wearing their seat belts.
2024 Seat Belt Survivor Award winners:
- Jeff Galbraith
- Elizabeth Hamada, Angela Stevens, Brittany and Maxwell
- Paul Stuber
- Jay and Anne Deutschmann
- Linda Black
- Dave and Vicki Hoehner
- Steve and Jennifer Wilhelm
Updated: 11/07/2025 10:44AM