Seat Belt Statistics

When used properly, seat belts reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat passengers by 45 percent and the risk of moderate to critical injury by 50 percent.

Seat belt use in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 14,955 lives in 2017.

In 2017, 5.9 percent of teen passengers reported rarely or never wearing a seat belt recently, a 20 percent decrease since 1991.

People not wearing a seat belt are 30 times more likely to be ejected from a vehicle during a crash. More than 3 out of 4 people who are ejected during a fatal crash die from their injuries.

Teens who say their parents set rules and monitor their driving are twice as likely to wear a seat belt as a driver or passenger as teens with less involved parents.