Status: Little or no detectable change
Most Recent Data:
49.8
percent
(2022)
Target:
41.9
percent
Desired Direction:
Decrease desired
Baseline:
46.8
percent of passenger vehicle occupant deaths with known restraint status were unrestrained in 2017
Reduce the proportion of passenger vehicle occupant deaths that were known unrestrained
Data Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT/NHTSA
Summary
Many people who die in motor vehicle crashes either aren’t wearing a seat belt or are children who aren’t secured in a car seat or booster seat. Making sure that effective seat belt and car seat laws are in place — and enforced — is key to reducing deaths from motor vehicle crashes.
Topics: Injury Prevention, Transportation
Workgroup: Injury and Violence Prevention Workgroup
