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June 16, 2006
BELT NON-USE HIGHEST AMONG YOUNG RURAL MALES DRIVING PICKUPS
Despite highest safety belt-use rates in the U.S. , 48 million Americans still fail to buckle up, according to a recently released report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), titled Research Note: Restraint Use Patterns Among Fatally Injured Passenger Vehicle Occupants. The report found the last of the unbuckled to be largely young and male, likely to live in rural areas and/or drive pickup trucks. The release of the report coincided with the national Click It or Ticket crackdown on belt law violators, which ran from May 22nd through June 4th. The law enforcement effort was supported by more than $31 million in national and state ads. The efforts effectiveness has not yet been reported.
Posted by MVHAP at June 16, 2006 12:11 PM