This is the question we all face when contemplating seat-belt use, but the undeniable fact is a safety belt can save your life. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, safety belts reduce your risk of a fatal injury by 45 percent and your risk of serious injury by 50 percent. Up America Week is May 21-28, 2001. The aim of this program is to raise seatbelt use to 90 percent and reduce child occupant fatalities by 35 percent by the year 2005. We want you to not only save your life, but the lives of your loved ones and children.
Safety belts are the most effective safety devices in vehicles today.
In 1999, the lives of more than 11,000 children were saved. If all passengers over the age of 4 wore safety belts, a total of 20,750 lives could have been saved. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that the trauma suffered by children riding unprotected in cars involved in crashes is the major cause of death and serious injury threatening children today. Child safety seats reduce fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and by 54 percent for toddlers. Children model adult behavior.