From Nov. 17-30 law enforcement agencies across Tennessee and the nation are conducting an enforcement and education wave to continue to remind folks to buckle-up while driving. It is sponsored by the Air Bag and Seat Belt Safety Campaign in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the National Safety Board.

This campaign places special emphasis on young adults and teens because new data shows more than half of all young adults who die in crashes are completely unrestrained. According to data from NHTSA's Fatal Analysis Reporting System, 5,548 teens died and another 73,000 were injured in traffic crashes in 2000.