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Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash

Student Handout

National Statistics

State Seat Belt Laws and Usage Rates


State	Enforcement	Usage Rate (%)*

Alabama	Secondary	52
Alaska	Secondary	69
Arizona	Secondary	63
Arkansas	Secondary	48
California	Primary	88
Colorado	Secondary	59
Connecticut	Primary	64
Delaware	Secondary	60
District of Columbia	Primary	66
Florida	Secondary	60
Georgia	Primary	68
Hawaii	Primary	80
Idaho	Secondary	54
Illinois	Secondary	64
Indiana	Primary	63
Iowa	Primary	75
Kansas	Secondary	56
Kentucky	Secondary	54
Louisiana	Primary	67
Maine	Secondary	61
Maryland	Primary	71
Massachusetts	Secondary	53
Michigan	Secondary	70
Minnesota	Secondary	65
Mississippi	Secondary	48
Missouri	Secondary	62
Montana	Secondary	73
Nebraska	Secondary	63
Nevada	Secondary	70
New Hampshire	no law	58
New Jersey	Secondary	62
New Mexico	Primary	87
New York	Primary	74
North Carolina	Primary	83
North Dakota	Secondary	49
Ohio	Secondary	65
Oklahoma	Primary	60
Oregon	Primary	85
Pennsylvania	Secondary	65
Rhode Island	Secondary	58
South Carolina	Secondary	61
South Dakota	Secondary	59
Tennessee	Secondary	61
Texas	Primary	75
Utah	Secondary	63
Vermont	Secondary	71
Virginia	Secondary	67
Washington	Secondary	82
West Virginia	Secondary	58
Wisconsin	Secondary	62
Wyoming	Secondary	75
Puerto Rico	Primary	67

*Reported as of February 1998
(Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

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