The study also finds that drivers aren't as concerned with the people in the back seat as they are with the people up front. If raising awareness would get everyone buckled up, then this problem would be solved by now. So far, only 13 states and the District of Columbia have enacted such laws, which allow police to stop motorists and write tickets for lack of seat belt use in the same manner as they do for speeding or broken tail lights.
Children imitate adult behavior.
The campaign says the injuries and problems suffered by unbelted passengers affect those people who are properly restrained in their vehicles. A campaign to increase seat belt use was announced this spring by President Clinton and police chiefs across the country.