North Carolina's Click It or Ticket campaign helped raise seat belt use to 83 percent. Such programs are most effective in states which allow for standard enforcement procedures. This support will increase as statewide usage increases, particularly after standard enforcement legislation has been enacted. The driver should be responsible for seeing that everyone in the vehicle is properly buckled. Currently, some child passenger safety laws only cover children through age three.
Most seat belt use laws only cover front seat occupants.
Penalty points on the driver license is another way to deter noncompliance. In general, as the severity of the penalty increases, so will compliance.