This holiday travel period, police will use concentrated patrols and safetybelt roadchecks to continue to push aggressively for seat belt compliance for the ten-percent of Georgians who do not buckle-up. As in a growing number of states, Georgia’s primary safetybelt law authorizes traffic enforcement officers to write seat belt tickets whenever they observe drivers or passengers who are unbelted.  A new Georgia law now requires pickup truck occupants to buckle-up too.“Georgia’s high-profile seatbelt patrols and roadchecks are having a measurable effect on safety belt use,” said GOHS Director Dallas.  "Taking two seconds to buckle-up can save your life or the life of a loved one. It’s still your best defense against a crash with a drunk driver this holiday."During last year’s 102-hour Thanksgiving travel period the Georgia State Patrol reported 3,089 crashes, 730 injuries and 12 fatalities.  “Seat belts are about lives saved and family tragedies prevented. Officers are saving the lives of fellow Georgians every time they cite drivers for unbuckled seatbelts or child safety seats,” said Director Dallas. “If we can all help prevent or reduce the heartbreaking calls and visits made by police to the families of crash victims this Thanksgiving, we will make a real difference in the future of our communities.” Remember to buckle up…every seat, every trip, every time…Day and Night.” For more information on the Georgia Click It Or Ticket enforcement campaign and other lifesaving highway safety initiatives, visit www.gahighwaysafety,org  …Day or Night.