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Table
2-29: Safety Belt and Motorcycle
Helmet Use (percent)a
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OVERALL Safety Belt Use |
58 |
61 |
69 |
67 |
71 |
73 |
75 |
79 |
80 |
82 |
81 |
82 |
Drivers |
59 |
62 |
70 |
67 |
72 |
74 |
76 |
80 |
81 |
83 |
82 |
83 |
Passengers |
55 |
59 |
65 |
64 |
68 |
72 |
73 |
77 |
76 |
78 |
78 |
81 |
Passenger carsb |
63 |
64 |
71 |
70 |
74 |
76 |
77 |
81 |
81 |
83 |
82 |
84 |
Drivers |
64 |
65 |
72 |
71 |
75 |
77 |
78 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Passengers |
59 |
62 |
68 |
66 |
70 |
74 |
74 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Light trucksb,c |
50 |
56 |
66 |
62 |
68 |
69 |
73 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Drivers |
51 |
58 |
67 |
62 |
69 |
70 |
73 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Passengers |
49 |
53 |
61 |
60 |
65 |
69 |
72 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Vans and sport utility vehiclesc |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
83 |
83 |
85 |
84 |
86 |
Pickup trucksc |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
69 |
70 |
73 |
74 |
72 |
Motorcycle
Helmet Used |
63 |
64 |
67 |
N |
71 |
N |
58 |
U |
58 |
48 |
51 |
58 |
Operators |
67 |
66 |
64 |
N |
72 |
N |
59 |
U |
63 |
56 |
57 |
59 |
Riders |
54 |
58 |
84 |
N |
62 |
N |
48 |
U |
41 |
29 |
33 |
56 |
KEY: N =
data do not exist; U = data unavailable
aSeat belt use is as of the
Fall each year except in 1999 (December), 2001 (June), 2002 (June), 2003
(June), 2004 (June), 2005 (June).
Motorcycle helmet use is as of the Fall each year except in 1996
(January), 2002 (June), 2004 (June), and 2005 (June).
b Beginning in 2003, the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) no longer computes an
overall light truck belt use estimate.
Instead, belt use is computed separately for motorists in: (1) vans
and sport utility vehicles, and (2) pickup trucks. Additionally, NHTSA no
longer reports seperate statistics for passengers and drivers, except at the
overall level.
c Includes pickup trucks, vans, minivans, and sport utility
vehicles.
d In 1994, operators and
riders were counted as helmeted if wearing any type of helmet. Since then, only those operators and riders
wearing safety helmets that met U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
standards were counted. Those safety helmets that do not meet DOT standards
were treated as if the operator/rider were not wearing a helmet.
NOTE
Occupants of commercial and emergency vehicles are excluded.
SOURCES
Safety belt use:
1994-2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Safety Belt and
Helmet Use in 2002 -- Overall Results, DOT
HS 809 500 (Washington, DC: 2002), table 1, Internet site
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/Rpts/2002/809-500.pdf as of
January 2003.
2003-04: Ibid., Safety Belt Use in 2004: Overall Results, Traffic Safety Facts, Research Note DOT HS 809 783
(Washington, DC: 2004), Internet site
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2004/809783.pdf as of
Oct.15,2004.
2005-06: Ibid., Safety Belt Use in 2006: Overall Results, Traffic Safety Facts, Research Note DOT HS 810 677
(Washington, DC: 2006), Internet site
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2005/809-932/images/809932.pdf as of June 8, 2007.
2007: Ibid., Safety Belt Use in 2007: Overall Results, Traffic Safety Facts, Research Note DOT HS 810 841
(Washington, DC: 2007), Internet site
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810841.PDF as of May 12, 2008.
Motorcycle helmet use:
1994-98: Ibid., Research Note,
Observed Safety Belt Use in 1998
(Washington, DC: September 1999), table 3, Internet site
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/1999/98obbelt.html as of
January 2003.
2000, 2002: Ibid., Safety Belt and
Helmet Use in 2002 -- Overall Results, DOT
HS 809 500 (Washington, DC: 2002), table 6, Internet site
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/Rpts/2002/809-500.pdf as of
January 2003.
2004 : Ibid., Motorcycle Helmet Use
in 2005 -- Overall Results, DOT HS 809 937
(Washington, DC: 2005),
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2005/809-937/images/809937.pdf as of Oct. 16, 2006.
2005-06: Ibid., Motorcycle Helmet Use
in 2006 -- Overall Results, DOT HS 810 678
(Washington, DC: 2006),
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2005/809-937/images/809937.pdf as of June 8, 2007.
2007: Ibid., Motorcycle Helmet Use in
2007: Overall Results, DOT HS 810840
(Washington, DC: 2007), Internet site:
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810840.PDF as of May 12, 2008.
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