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Idaho's Seat Belt Use Declines

Idaho's seat belt use is on the decline following loss of grant funding to sustain the program. Idaho's seat belt use fell from nearly 80 percent in 2006, to 78.5 percent in 2007. Seat belt use by occupants declined in all types of vehicles; passenger cars, SUV's/vans, and pick up trucks. What is more revealing of Idaho's seat belt use problem is that only 39 percent of occupants killed in traffic crashes in 2006 were wearing their seat belts.
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Crashes Get a Closer Look with Trauma Registry

Idaho policymakers, administrators and others will soon have a powerful new evaluative tool to judge the impacts of crashes, including those involving unbelted occupants.
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Updated Educational Tools

We are updating materials on our website. Our Idaho Seat Belt Coalition Fact Sheet has been updated with current information. It can be located on our website at Quicklinks, Crash Info & Stats page.

Also, the Trends in Seat Belt Use in Idaho Traffic Crashes has been updated. It too is located on our Crash Info and Stats page.

We have also added more information regarding the preventable health care costs for Idahoans due to not buckling up. This information, including a handout, powerpoint presentation, and 2 video clips, can be located on our website, under Quicklinks, Talking Points. This presentation was given at your Highway Safety Summit in April 2007. The video clips illustrate what happens to unrestrained bodies (dummies) in crashes. Child dummies are in one of the clips.

Last, we have added a powerpoint presentation for the Idaho Seat Belt Coalition that is up to date. You can access it on our website, under Quicklinks, Talking Points. Let us know if you have any trouble downloading it. You can use this presentation for your uses. Please let us know if we can be of help if you need different statistics or whatever.