With Memorial Day approaching, the unofficial start to summer is almost here.  The warmer weather brings vacation season and more cars and trucks traveling Hoosier roadways. The Bourbon Police Department is reminding drivers and passengers to buckle up every time they get into a vehicle.

“Starting May 15,Bourbon Officers will be working overtime to see that motorists and passengers are properly restrained,” said Officer Matt Geiger from the Bourbon Police Department.  “We have zero tolerance for not wearing a seat belt.  Drivers and passengers who are not buckled up will receive a ticket.”

The Bourbon Police Department is one of Indiana’s 248 local and state agencies participating in the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign.  Officers will be working overtime until June 1 enforcing Indiana’s seat belt law.

State law requires all passenger vehicle occupants 16 and older to ride properly restrained in a vehicle. It applies to all seating positions in all vehicles, including pick-up trucks and SUVs. Children 15 years and younger must be properly restrained in a child restraint device or seat belt in all seating positions in all vehicles.  More information about safety seats for children is available at childseat.in.gov.

“We want to ensure that everyone arrives alive,” Geiger said.  “Wearing a seat belt can save your life.”