Figure 1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Estimated Number of Lives Saved Each Year by Use of Safety Belts: 1975–2000,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (Lives Saved),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Year,Lives Saved,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1975,978,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1976,796,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1977,682,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1978,679,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1979,594,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1980,575,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1981,548,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1982,678,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1983,809,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1984,"1,197",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1985,"2,435",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1986,"4,094",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1987,"5,141" 1988,"5,959" 1989,"6,333" 1990,"6,592" 1991,"7,011" 1992,"7,390" 1993,"8,347" 1994,"9,206" 1995,"9,790" 1996,"10,414" 1997,"10,750" 1998,"11,018" 1999,"11,197" 2000,"11,889" "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Traffic Safety Facts 2000: Occupant Protection (Washington, DC: 2001).",