Seat Belt Use Laws: A Solution to Occupant Fatality and Injury Reduction

Recent surveys and investigations provide significant additional evidence that seat belts when worn can provide the greatest vehicle occupant protection of all currently available occupant restraint systems. Seat belts are effective and cost-effective, and are universally installed. Acceptable levels of seat belt usage can be attained through appropriate regulatory action requiring improvements in comfort and convenience of seat belt systems, and legislative action by the states to assure usage.