One in every 16 Nebraska drivers will be involved in a motor vehicle crash this year. Crashes kill over 40,000 people in the U.S. every year. If everyone in the front seat buckled up, about 15,000 of those lives could be saved. Crashes kill almost 300 people in Nebraska every year. If everyone in the front sear buckled up, about 112 of those lives could be saved.
Safety belts prevent ejections.
Safety belts are your best defense against drunk drivers. Failure to wear safety belts triples the cost of medical care for people injured in crashes. Taxpayers who wear safety belts are subsidizing those who don't by paying for their public emergency services, uninsured medical care, tax supported rehabilitation programs, lost productivity and survivor payments. Increased safety belt use will save taxpayers billions of dollars annually. Because of its new safety belt law, Nebraska will continue to receive millions of dollars annually in federal highway construction funds.