This week is Buckle Up America Week. It's important for kids and adults to wear seat belts every time they get in the car. Here are some shocking facts from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:

- Every hour someone dies in America simply because they didn't buckle up.
- Adults who don't buckle up are sending children a deadly message that it is all right not to wear a seat belt. Children model adult behavior. Research shows that if a driver is unbuckled, 70 percent of the time children riding in that vehicle won't be buckled either.
- If 90 percent of Americans buckle up, we will prevent more than 5,500 deaths and 132,000 injuries annually.

So start a new habit this week and buckle up!