Seat Belt Use in 2007 – Use Rates in the States and Territories

In 2007, seat belt use in the United States ranged from 63.8% in New Hampshire to 97.6% in Hawaii. These seat belt use rates are reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by States and Territories in response to grant requirements under 23 U.S.C. Sections 402 and 406. This fact sheet presents a table which lists seat belt use rates in the States, U.S. Territories, the District of Columbia, and nationwide from 2001-2007. The table indicates which jurisdictions had primary enforcement of seat belt laws during the calendar year of the survey.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/nhtsa_static_file_downloader.jsp?file=/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/NCSA/Content/RNotes/2008/810949.pdf
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• Publication Date: 2008-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 3p
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety Facts - Crash Stats
  • Issue Number: HS-810 949
  • Publisher: National Center for Statistics and Analysis
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Seat belt use; Seat belts; States
• Uncontrolled Terms: Primary enforcement
• Geographic Terms: United States; United States Territories; Washington (District of Columbia)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01100217
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-810 949
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: May 27 2008 4:09PM