They can use their experience, knowledge, and professional reputations to educate Congress, state legislators, the media, patients, and the general public about the dangers of not buckling up and not using child restraints properly. The court system must support law enforcement officers who cite individuals for noncompliance of belt laws or who put their children at risk by not properly restraining them. As officers of the court, prosecutors and judges can send a firm message to the public that seat belt and child restraint laws are important. Youth are both the problem, with very low seat belt use rates, and the solution. Proper seat belt use habits, if established when individuals are young, will likely last a lifetime.
Educators can be effective in teaching and reinforcing seat belt use habits.