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"Bucks for Buckles" encourages safe KS travel

By Brian Hagen

08/21/2025

(MSC News)--Thousands of vehicles are expected to travel the Kansas roadways during the Labor Day weekend as many families will head out for the long weekend marking the unofficial end of summer.

Because of that, according to a release, a number of local communities join a total of 41 cites statewide partnered with Safe Kids Kansas, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, State Farm Insurance, and the Kansas Department of Transportation to encourage families to buckle up and drive safely through the "Bucks for Buckles" safety belt awareness campaign.

The release explains that will happen from August 25 through September 7 as local volunteers distribute dollar bills to drivers who have all occupants buckled up securely in their vehicles. Those riding unrestrained will receive educational materials.

According to the 2023 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Seat Belt Use Survey, 85 percent of Kansans surveyed were wearing their seat belts, compared to the national average of 90 percent. Kansas saw a nearly 2 percent decline in seat belt usage from 2022 to 2023.

A list of all participating communities, including those locally, can be found here.

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