It’s the 21st century and SGI says police are still finding people not wearing a seatbelt.
In June, police wrote 490 tickets either for people not using or wearing seatbelts or for small passengers who were not properly restrained.

SGI says It is unbelievable that police caught this many people not using or wearing a seatbelt or wearing one improperly in a single month. The Crown corporation says the evidence is clear: Seatbelts save lives. Not wearing one makes you more likely to die or be seriously injured in a vehicle collision.

SGI says you’re three times more likely to be killed if you are ejected from a vehicle and 17 times more likely to be ejected if you’re not wearing a seatbelt.

Police also reported in June:

6,458 tickets for speeding or aggressive driving offences;
974 distracted driving tickets including 847 for using a mobile device while driving;
447 impaired driving offences with 329 of those charges being Criminal Code offences.

This month, the traffic safety focus is on work zones and driving safe when passing workers on the side of the road.