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Texas drivers who fail to buckle up face fines in 'Click It or Ticket' campaign

Andy Foote too often has heard the excuse from accident victims not wearing their seat belts: "I was just going to the grocery store."

That is, if they live to talk about it, said Foote, the city of Beaumont's Emergency Medical Services manager.

Foote said most motorists wear their belts while traveling on a highway but are neglectful on those short jaunts.

It's those absent-minded motorists - as well as any others in Texas negligent about wearing their belts or properly restraining their children - that are part of a nationwide law-enforcement focus until June 1. The effort - as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Click It or Ticket campaign - kicked off Monday.

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