Auto Fatalities restraint used, percent (most recent) by state

SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2004

DEFINITION
Percent of auto fatlities where a restraint (ie seat belt) was used. NOTES: Fatalities in this table include passenger car and light truck occupants only. Occupants of other vehicle types - heavy trucks, motorcycles, and buses - are excluded as are other types of highway-related fatalities such as pedestrian fatalities.

Transportation Statistics > Auto Fatalities > Restraint used, percent (most recent) by state

Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Oregon:

58.4%

# 2

Washington:

55.1%

# 3

Vermont:

50.9%

= 4

Maryland:

49.9%

= 4

Michigan:

49.9%

# 6

North Carolina:

49.5%

# 7

California:

49.3%

# 8

New York:

49.2%

# 9

Texas:

49%

# 10

Hawaii:

48.2%

# 11

New Jersey:

46.6%

# 12

Delaware:

46.4%

# 13

Indiana:

44.4%

# 14

Utah:

42.3%

# 15

Minnesota:

41.2%

# 16

Colorado:

40.8%

# 17

Alabama:

40%

# 18

Florida:

39.9%

# 19

Iowa:

39.8%

# 20

Georgia:

39.5%

# 21

Nevada:

38.8%

# 22

Idaho:

38.5%

# 23

Wyoming:

38%

# 24

Connecticut:

37.7%

# 25

Ohio:

37.6%

# 26

Alaska:

37.5%

# 27

West Virginia:

37.1%

# 28

Maine:

36.9%

# 29

Wisconsin:

36.3%

# 30

Arizona:

35.5%

# 31

Oklahoma:

35.3%

# 32

Illinois:

35.1%

# 33

Virginia:

33.9%

# 34

Pennsylvania:

32.9%

# 35

Tennessee:

32.7%

# 36

Mississippi:

32.2%

# 37

District of Columbia:

31.7%

# 38

Kentucky:

31.6%

# 39

South Carolina:

31.2%

# 40

Rhode Island:

31.1%

# 41

Montana:

30.3%

# 42

New Mexico:

30.2%

= 43

Kansas:

30%

= 43

Louisiana:

30%

# 45

New Hampshire:

28.6%

# 46

Massachusetts:

28.5%

= 47

Missouri:

28.4%

= 47

Nebraska:

28.4%

# 49

Arkansas:

27.1%

# 50

South Dakota:

20.1%

# 51

North Dakota:

19.5%

Weighted average:

37.9%

DEFINITION: Percent of auto fatlities where a restraint (ie seat belt) was used. NOTES: Fatalities in this table include passenger car and light truck occupants only. Occupants of other vehicle types - heavy trucks, motorcycles, and buses - are excluded as are other types of highway-related fatalities such as pedestrian fatalities.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2004

Transportation Statistics > Auto Fatalities > Restraint used, percent (most recent) by state

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