Overall results show seat belt use in Pennsylvania increased nearly three percent in 2018 to 88.5 percent, which is in line with the national average at 89.6 percent.
Seat belt use is the single most important factor in preventing or reducing the severity of injuries to vehicle occupants involved in a traffic crash. The good news is seat belt use has been on the rise nationally, and in Pennsylvania, ever since seat belts were integrated into car design beginning in 1964; however, one out of every six occupants are still not buckled up – the majority of whom are teenagers and young adults.
The CDC reports that more than half of teens who died in crashes in 2016 were not wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.
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