Farmington Hills Police to Enforce Seat Belt Use with Extra Road Patrols

Buckle up, Farmington and Farmington Hills, seat belt safety zones are now in effect and local law enforcement agencies are stepping up their patrols over the next two weeks.

With the launch of the national Click It or Ticket campaign on May 21, special enforcement zones will be set up locally, across Oakland County and the state. Hills officers were out checking seat belt use Monday afternoon on Grand River between Drake and Halsted. 

"The Click It or Ticket campaign is one of the reasons Michigan has always been a leader in reducing traffic fatalities through a high seat belt use rate," said Michael L. Prince, Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) director, on the OHSP website. "Since their introduction, seat belts have saved lives, and we want people to take advantage of this simple yet effective safety device."

Michigan law requires that all drivers and passengers age 15 and younger be buckled up, regardless of seating position. Children must be in a car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 4 feet 9 inches tall.

The increased patrols continue through June 3. The additional hours and manpower required during the Click It or Ticket campaign is supported with federal traffic safety funds, administered by OHSP.

Here are the local enforcement zones (and some in neighboring communities) in effect during the campaign:

May 23

• 12 Mile, Halsted to Haggerty, 3 p.m.
• Haggerty north of 14 Mile, 3 p.m. (West Bloomfield Police)

May 24

• Orchard Lake & Northwestern Hwy., 3 p.m. (West Bloomfield Police)

May 26

• City-wide patrol, 11 p.m.
• Interstates including I-696/I-96/I-275, 10 p.m. (Michigan State Police, Metro Post)

May 28

• Interstates including I-696/I-96/I-275, 11 p.m. (Michigan State Police, Metro Post)

May 29

• Northwestern and 12 Mile, 10 a.m. (Southfield Police)
• Haggerty, 10 Mile to Grand River, 3 p.m.

May 30

• 12 Mile, Farmington to Drake, 3 p.m.

May 31

• Orchard Lake and Middlebelt (West Bloomfield Police), 3 p.m.

June 1

• 8 Mile, Farmington to Gill, 3 p.m.
• City-wide patrol, 11 p.m.
• Interstates including I-696/I-96/I-275, 10 p.m. (Michigan State Police, Metro Post)

June 2

• City-wide patrol, 11 p.m.

Find a complete list of seat belt enforcement zones across the state here.