With people flocking to the Lake Martin area for Memorial Day weekend, local law enforcement plans to increase their traffic patrol efforts to not only ensure safety during the holiday but also promote it year round.

According to a news release from the Alabama Development Office, the state launched its 2005 Memorial Day Click It or Ticket Campaign Monday and it will run through June 5. The two-week “enforcement blitz” is a statewide effort to generate awareness of the state’s safety belt laws and is sponsored through a partnership between Gov. Bob Riley, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, the Alabama Department of Public Safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Regional Community Traffic Safety Program and local law enforcement agencies.