Article: Seat Belt Use By Drivers and Passengers Reaches 73 Percent, NHTSA Reports.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Seat belt use is continuing an upward trend -- reaching its highest level since the federal government began regular national surveys in 1994, according to a major study released by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

"We are pleased to see this historic level of seat belt use in America," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta. "An ever-increasing number of drivers and passengers in this country understand that seat belts save lives. Seat belts are the most effective safety device in a car."

The new data -- drawn from a large-scale ...

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