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Want to stay safe in a car crash? Don’t forget your seatbelt

Posted on May 14, 2009

According to statistics released by the US Department of Transportation, 1,652 lives could be saved every year in the United States if seat belts were used by 90% of people in all states. Not only that, but 22,372 people could have avoided serious accident injury if they had been wearing their seat belt.

DOT also points out that a large number of people owe their lives to the fact that they were wearing a seat belt. According to DOT research, 15,147 people are alive today because they wore their seat belts in 2007.

This information is being released to kick off the nationwide “Click It or Ticket” seat belt use enforcement campaign which will run from May 18 to May 31. Over 10,000 police agencies nationwide are expected to become involved in this annual campaign.

According to NHTSA data, one in five Americans fails to buckle up regularly. Nationwide, the seatbelt use rate hovers around 83 percent, with some states doing far better than others. Young drivers and their passengers are being targeted in the campaign, as research shows that teenagers are less likely to buckle up and more likely to be injured or killed in a crash.