Evidence is accumulating that safety belt reminders are effective. Read More »
Enforcement Agencies Nationwide Crack Down On Safety Belt Violators
Report profiles th one out of five who "Still Don't Get It" including young males, people who drive in rural areas, and pick-up truck drivers. Read More »
Buckle-Up Rate Lags At Night, But Program In Pennsylvania Leads To Modest Increase
Belt use on U.S. roads climbed to 82 percent in 2005, the second straight year the national rate has topped 80 percent. In fact, belt use has been trending upward for years, and much of the increase has resulted from stepped up publicity and enforcement of safety belt laws. Read More »
Safety Belts and Rural Communities – 2005 Report
Rural Americans face a greater risk of being injured or killed in a traffic crash than people who live and commute in urban areas. Read More »
A Volvo Invention in All Cars
"There's a little bit of 'Volvo' in every vehicle on the American road," says Anne Belec, president and CEO, Volvo Cars of North America. Such a bold assertion is based on Nils Bohlin's development of the three-point safety belt. Read More »
All Back Seats to Get Lap/Shoulder Belts
Responding to a congressional mandate, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last month directed automakers to equip the middle back seats of their passenger vehicles with lap/shoulder belts. Read More »
State Highway Safety Offices Cheer Seat Belt Use Numbers
Statement for Attribution to Kathryn Swanson, Chair of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Â Today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation indicating record nationwide seat belt use is indeed very good news. Vehicle occupant protection has been a top priority for State Highway Safety Offices so we are particularly heartened to see that the effort is succeeding. Â ... Read More »
Transportation Secretary Mineta Reports Record Safety Belt Usage Among Americans on the Road
In the past four years, safety belt use has increased steadily from 71 percent in 2000 to 80 percent this year. The 80 percent safety belt usage will save 15,200 lives and $50 billion in economic costs associated with traffic related crashes, injuries, and deaths every year, Secretary Mineta said. The Secretary said the success was due in large part ... Read More »
State Highway Safety Offices Cheer Seat Belt Use Numbers
The U.S. Department of Transportation's data showing 40 states achieving higher seat belt use rates in 2003 than the year before is truly welcome news. Read More »
New DOT Data Show Rising Safety Belt Use Rates in Most States
Forty states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico achieved higher safety belt use rates in 2003 than the year before, according to a new statistical analysis released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Safety belt use in the United States has reached 79 percent – the highest level in the ... Read More »
