Compared with other age groups, teens have the lowest rate of seat belt use. In 2005, 10.2% of high school students reported they rarely or never wear seat belts when riding with someone else.¹

• Male high school students were less likely than female students to wear seat belts; 12.5% of male students and 7.8% of female students reported rarely or never wearing seat belts.
• African-American students and Hispanic students were less likely than white students to wear seat belts; 13.4% of African-American students, 10.6% of Hispanic students, and 9.4% of white students reported rarely or never wearing seat belts.

For more information, see:

• The Guide to Community Preventive Services*
  Offers recommendations about motor vehicle injury prevention issued by the Task Force on Community Preventive Services.
• Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet