Seat belt use by drivers, passengers reaches 75 percent, NHTSA reports.

M2 Presswire;  September 11, 2002 ;     616 words ......cant rest until seat belt use is 100 percent in this country...is committed to a seat belt use goal of 78 percent by 2003. The new...June 2002 show a 2 percentage-point increase in seat belt use to 75 percent since 2001. The...

SEAT BELT USE BY DRIVERS, PASSENGERS REACHES 75 PERCENT, NHTSA REPORTS

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  September 9, 2002 ;     572 words ......can't rest until seat belt use is 100 percent in this country...is committed to a seat belt use goal of 78 percent by 2003. The new...2002 - show a 2 percentage-point increase in seat belt use to 75 percent since 2001. The...

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

PR Newswire;  August 30, 2001 ;     591 words ......2001 -- show a 2 percentage-point increase in seat belt use to 73 percent in less than one...indicating a 2 percentage-point increase in overall seat belt use, the latest...lag behind (62 percent). * Seat belt use among passengers...

Seat belt use up in Holmes

Daily Record, The Wooster, OH;  August 11, 2008 ;     591 words ......from 76 percent to 81 percent at West Holmes of seat belt use and a decrease...the highest number of seat belt use with 88.2 percent of drivers and 85.7...the largest impact; seat belt use jumped four percentage points for drivers...

US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS SEAT BELT USE REMAINS STEADY,...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 22, 2006 ;     647 words ......rate of 82 percent. Regionally, seat belt use climbed to 90 percent in the West...up from 82 percent. In the Northeast, seat belt use fell to 74 percent, down from...percent from 79 percent. While Idaho...no primary seat belt law, the...

TEEN SEAT BELT USE STUCK AT 70 PERCENT STATEWIDE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 25, 2006 ;     492 words ......49.7, 55.5 and 57.8 percent, respectively. Four counties had seat belt use rates at 80 percent...at 78.2 and 74.7 percent, respectively. Teen seat belt use in passenger cars...pick up trucks at 57 percent. Seat belt use is also estimated...

TEEN SEAT BELT USE STUCK AT 70 PERCENT STATEWIDE - TEEN TRAFFIC DEATHS ARE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 25, 2006 ;     523 words ......49.7, 55.5 and 57.8 percent, respectively. Four counties had seat belt use rates at 80 percent...at 78.2 and 74.7 percent, respectively. Teen seat belt use in passenger cars...pick up trucks at 57 percent. Seat belt use is also estimated...

Study: Make Seat Belt Laws Harsher

AP Online;  October 7, 2002 ;     573 words ......use slowed to about 1 percentage point annually. Seat belt use is now at 75 percent...NHTSA says even a 1 percentage point gain in seat belt use, which represents...reach its goal of 90 percent seat belt use by 2005. The goal...

Washington's Seat Belt Use Rate - Highest on the Planet Earth.

PR Newswire;  October 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......observed. The survey showed seat belt use at 94.75 percent. It has a margin of...it or Ticket Project, seat belt use was at 81 percent and had been close to...country. The national seat belt use rate is 79 percent. Studies have shown...

Pennsylvania Seat Belt Use Reaches Record High of 75.7 Percent; PENNDOT...

PR Newswire;  April 2, 2003 ;     578 words ......survey indicates seat belt usage in Pennsylvania has reached 75.7 percent, a 5.2 percentage...1988. The national seat belt usage rate is 75 percent. We are gratified...that with every percentage point increase in seat belt use, eight to 10...

Isle seat-belt usage soars to 90.4 percent, the most in 17 years

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  August 1, 2002 ;     398 words ......Oregon -- to raise its seat belt usage rate above 90 percent, said state Transportation...the neighbor islands for seat belt use at 92.7 percent, up from 87.7 percent...91.1 percent from 83.5 percent. Seat belt use in Maui also increased...

COLORADO RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 3, 2007 ;     417 words ......the state's overall seat belt usage rate is 81.1 percent, seat belt use varies widely...scored the lowest in seat belt use with a rate of 60.6 percent, while drivers of...scored highest at 86.7 percent. Seat belt use among Colorado...

Thirty-seven states improve seat belt rates: West Virginia usage up 3...

Charleston Daily Mail;  November 23, 2004 ;     373 words ......Hawaii achieved seat belt use rates of more than 95 percent, the highest...improved its seat belt use rate by 1.6 percent but still had...rates at 65 percent or lower. West Virginia's seat belt use rate increased 3 percent to 75.8 percent...

Secretary Mineta and Three Members of Congress Honored for Helping United...

PR Newswire;  November 17, 2004 ;     572 words ......achieving the nation's highest seat belt use rate of 80 percent in 2004. Along with Secretary...progress to reach the 80 percent seat belt use was greatly enhanced...motor vehicle law. Stronger seat belt laws cover 60 percent of the U.S. population...

Seat Belt Use Reaches All-Time High; Child Deaths Down Dramatically; DOT...

PR Newswire;  September 7, 2000 ;     700+ words ......up -- bringing seat belt use across the...all-time high of 71 percent, a four percentage...passed a primary seat belt law, restraint use jumped nearly 14 percentage points to 84 percent...'s not just adult seat belt use that increases...