Despite public safety awareness campaigns, there are still a number of people in our region who do not buckle up their seatbelts. Between September 23rd and October 9th, East Region OPPÂ officers investigated six personal injury collisions where improper seatbelt use was to blame. And during those two weeks, 981 people were charged with failing to wear a seatbelt or to ensure that passengers under the age of 16 were safely buckled up.