Nebraska State Patrol kicks off summer travel with ‘Make It Click’ campaign

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Nebraska State Patrol is kicking off the summer travel season with the ‘Make It Click’ campaign.

Troopers, deputies and officers from police agencies across the state are partnering together to encourage more Nebraska drivers to buckle up.

NSP was joined in a ‘Make It Click’ kickoff event Wednesday by the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Kearney Police Department, Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office, Nebraska Safety Council and Chris Haag, who survived a crash because he was wearing his seat belt.

“I’m very, very fortunate to be here. I know without a doubt if I would not have had a seat belt on, I wouldn’t be standing here talking to you today,” Haag said. “I would strongly advise everybody out there. You don’t know when it’s going to happen. It happened to me twice. Put a seat belt on. It’s pretty simple.”

The campaign began on Monday and runs through Sunday, June 2, covering the weeks around Memorial Day, which marks the start of the summer travel season.

“Summer means road trips, vacations, community events, family gatherings and much more,” said Colonel John Bolduc, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “For all those trips, we want Nebraskans and our visitors to be safe on the road. That starts by making your seat belt click before every trip.”

Troopers will be performing high-visibility patrols across the state. During traffic stops, troopers will be looking for seat belt violations and thanking motorists who are already wearing their seat belt.

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