Seat Belt Use in North Dakota, 2025
North Dakota’s seat belt use study provides statistically reliable data from a field survey of driver and right front-seat passenger seat belt use. This data can be used to develop generalizations, comparative analyses, and recommendations. This National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) is based on national standards for survey design and field observation protocol. It provides the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) with a systematic evaluation of seat belt use rates within the state. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) funds NOPUS through the NDDOT’s Highway Safety Division. During the week of June 1-7, 2025, trained observers visited 320 sites across 16 counties to collect seat belt use observations for drivers and right front-seat passengers in vehicles with gross vehicle weights up to 10,000 lbs. Data were collected for 14,319 drivers and 2,262 right front-seat passengers for a total of 16,581 vehicle occupants. Based on the sampling methodology weighting procedures, the final estimate for statewide seat belt use was 87.9%.
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Corporate Authors:
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND United StatesNorth Dakota Department of Transportation
Highway Safety Division
Bismarck, ND United StatesNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Andersen, Jaclyn
- Vachal, Kimberly
- Publication Date: 2025-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Tables;
- Pagination: 78p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Drivers; Field studies; Front seat occupants; Seat belt use; Statistical trends
- Geographic Terms: North Dakota
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01988446
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Apr 30 2026 9:06AM