During 1998, a total of 80,5000 crashes occurred in Oklahoma. Those accidents resulted in 50,315 injuries and 768 deaths. After all of the numbers are crunched, the causation of the collisions may have varied. In fact, on average 66 percent were not protected by seat belts and that figure has remained relatively constant over the past six years.
Simple math says traffic collisions plus no belts equals serious injury or death.
The numbers support it. Henry said area troopers, with the help of local law enforcement agencies in the six-county Troop F area, will conduct periodic seat belt and vehicle checks. As of November 1998, the seat belt violation became a primary stop law. This means that if you are violating the seat belt law, you can and will be stropped for that violation. It has been proven seat belts can and do save lives, so please buckle up.