People are a vehicles most valuable content and seatbelts keep people in place. Thousands of people, apparently believing themselves immune to the laws of physics, die each day as a result of vehicle accidents because they were not wearing seatbelts.

Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for Americans 15 to 34. Approximately two-thirds of all 15 to 34 year olds killed or seriously injured in crashes weren't wearing a safety belt.

According to the laws of physics, if a vehicle is traveling at 30 miles per hour, its contents and passengers are also moving at 30 miles per hour. The vehicles sudden stop at 30 miles per hour can mean the difference of life or death to the passengers wearing seatbelts.

Safety belt use saves lives and prevents injuries. It is estimated that safety belts save the lives of more than 14,000 motorists each year and save about $50 billion in medical care, lost productivity and other injury related costs nationwide.

 
A zero-tolerance safety belt laws have been shown
to help encourage people to buckle up.
 
Seat belts are for everyone!
The seat belt became mandatory in all new vehicles made in the United States in 1968. Although every car included seat belts, they were still not widely used until states adopted a mandatory seat belt law in the late 1990s. The different state laws mainly involve fines for the failure to wear your belt. Today, 90.7 percent of Americans wear a seat belt, according to data from the NHTSA.
 
Child Restraints
Are The Law!

To reduce risk of serious injury and death, properly buckle children in car seats, booster seats, or seat belts appropriate for their age and size. Keep your child in a booster seat until he or she is big enough to fit in a seat belt properly.

Buckle children in a rear-facing car seat with a harness until they reach the maximum weight or height limit of their car seat. Keep children rear-facing as long as possible.

Never place a rear-facing car seat in the front seat. Front passenger air bags can injure or kill young children.

 
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