Seat Belt Use Reaches All-Time High in '05
Seat belt use in the US has reached 82 percent this year—the highest it’s ever been. Five years ago, it was only 71 percent.
As someone who has only lived in states where drivers can be stopped for not wearing seat belts, it surprised me to learn that many other states do not go by the same rules. There are actually more states that have what are called secondary seat belt laws, which only let police officers issue a seat belt violation if a driver is stopped for another infraction. And one state, New Hampshire, doesn’t even have a seat belt law at all.
Eighty-two percent is good, but 100 percent would be even better. Seat belts save so many lives, it’s a shame that not everybody uses them.
As someone who has only lived in states where drivers can be stopped for not wearing seat belts, it surprised me to learn that many other states do not go by the same rules. There are actually more states that have what are called secondary seat belt laws, which only let police officers issue a seat belt violation if a driver is stopped for another infraction. And one state, New Hampshire, doesn’t even have a seat belt law at all.
Eighty-two percent is good, but 100 percent would be even better. Seat belts save so many lives, it’s a shame that not everybody uses them.
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