Late July is one of the busiest times all year for Colorado's police officers and the Highway Patrol. From Grand Junction to Denver, Coloradans are about to see an uptick in the flashing red and blue lights along the sides of our roads and highways.

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What makes late July such a busy time of year for Colorado's police? It's the time of year when the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Colorado State Patrol, and 61 different law enforcement agencies crack down on the state's seat belt law.

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Colorado's Deadliest Month

Seat belt related accidents in Colorado
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According to CDOT, July of 2023 was the deadliest month of the year for fatal crashes in Colorado91 people died on Colorado's roads that month, 30 of them were not wearing seatbelts.

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What Is Click It Or Ticket in Colorado?

Colorado hosts multiple 'Click It Or Ticket' enforcement periods each year during which the Colorado State Patrol increases our awareness and the enforcement of our state's seat belt laws. The program stresses the importance of wearing a seat belt while driving or riding in a car and the legal penalties for those who fail to do so.

Three Things Every Coloradan Should Know About the Seat Belt Law

3 things every Coloradan should know about our seat belt law.
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The three things every Coloradan should know about the state's seat belt law is what it says about the seat belt requirements for Adults, Teens, and Children. These are the specifics according to CDOT.

  • 1) Adult drivers and front-seat passengers in Colorado can be ticketed for seat belt violations if they are stopped for another traffic violation.
  • 2) Drivers in Colorado who are under the age of 18 are required to wear a seat belt at all times. So are all passengers in the vehicle with them regardless of age. Unlike adults, teens in Colorado can be pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt or having a passenger not wearing one.
  • 3) If an officer sees a child in a car who is not restrained or is improperly restrained, the driver can be pulled over and issued a ticket for violating the Colorado seat belt law.

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Which traffic violations do you think you witness the most often in Grand Junction, Colorado? We thought the #1 answer would be rolling through stop signs but it turns out your answers tell us that turn signals may be the biggest complaint of them all. Scroll on to see the answers:

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UP NEXT: 13 Things That Are Illegal to Do in Colorado

Feel like letting your hair down this weekend in the Centennial State? Have fun! Just be sure to avoid any of these thirteen illegal activities that will get you into trouble in Colorado. Which illegal activity in the gallery below surprises you the most? Open our station app and let us know.

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