Program aims to boost seat belt usage in rural Arkansas communities

KUAR | By Daniel Breen

Five predominantly rural Arkansas counties will take part in a new multi-agency campaign to increase seat belt usage among drivers.

The High Five Rural Traffic Safety Project was announced Wednesday in a news conference at Arkansas State Police headquarters in Little Rock. The program will focus on Calhoun, Cross, Fulton, Monroe and White counties due to their higher-than-average rate of traffic injuries and fatalities.

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Col. Bill Bryant, director of the Arkansas State Police, speaks with reporters at the department's Little Rock headquarters on Wednesday.