(WKBN) – The national “Click It or Ticket” campaign started Monday. The goal is to get passengers to wear a seat belt and there is zero tolerance if they don’t.

“If more people choose to wear their seatbelts, statistics show without a doubt that [fewer] people will die in traffic crashes,” said Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Dan Morrison.

Wearing a seat belt increases a person’s chance of survival in a crash by up to 60 percent, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Sixty-one percent of people killed in crashes in Ohio are not wearing their seatbelts.

It’s not just the safe thing to do, it’s the law, according to Trumbull County Sheriff Paul Monroe.

“When you see our deputies and our police officers on the street, they’re always buckled up, and… we see crashes every day, and the severity of injury is greatly enhanced if you’re not wearing a seatbelt,” Monroe said.

The national average for seat belt use is 92 percent. It is only 83 percent in Trumbull County, so 17 percent are unbelted.

The Click It or Ticket campaign means a person will get a ticket if they are not buckled up when they are pulled over.

“It’s not all about issuing a citation. At the end of the day, it’s to save lives,” Lt. Morrison said.

Click It or Ticket runs through June 2. Law enforcement will be looking to see if people are belted. The goal is to enforce laws to save lives.

“If we saved one person, it would be worth it,” Morrison said.

For those who get a ticket, the fine is around $30 in Ohio and $10 in Pennsylvania.