University Of Alabama Study: Crash Data Show Seat Belt Use Critical In Saving Lives

| May 24, 2018 @ 5:00 am

By Adam JonesUniversity of Alabama

Those involved in auto crashes while not wearing seat belts are 40 times more likely to die than those who buckle up, according to an analysis of state crash records from the past five years.

For the study, University of Alabama researchers at the Center for Advanced Public Safety examined crash records from 2013 through 2017 provided by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, or ALEA.

Numbers are staggeringCrash records showed about 1 of every 25 unrestrained motorists involved in a crash will suffer a fatal injury, but only about 1 of every 1,000 restrained motorists involved in a crash will have a fatal injury. This means that people are 40 times more likely to be killed without restraints.

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