Tomorrow marks the begriming of the OPP annual Spring Seatbelt Campaign.

Orillia Headquarters OPP Sergeant Peter Leon says its important to make drivers and passengers aware how important it is to buckle up.

Leon says the week-long operation will target drivers and occupants who are not buckled up, with particular focus on child restraints.
 
A properly used booster seat can reduce a child's risk of injury in a crash by as much as 75 percent. 

However, OPP officers continue to find children in danger because they are not properly strapped in a child car seat or the booster seat is incorrectly installed.

Leon says many of the injuries and deaths on our roads would not occur if everyone in a vehicle were adequately restrained by safety belts.
 
In OPP jurisdictions during the first three months of this year, nine people have died in a collision as a result of not wearing a seatbelt and many more were seriously injured.

Occupants who are not buckled up can expect to pay a $240 fine and two demerit points.