Buckle Up: Restraint Use State Fact Sheets
Find state-specific fact sheets below that provide a snapshot of motor vehicle occupant deaths and seat belt use and an overview of proven strategies for increasing the use of seat belts, car seats, and booster seats. View and download data, and identify strategies to help keep people safe on the road – every day.
By wearing seat belts and buckling children into age- and size-appropriate car seats and booster seats, people can reduce the risk of serious injury and death by half. Although most drivers follow these safety measures on every trip, there are still millions who don’t. In fact, it is estimated that 3,031 lives (of people 5 years and older) could have been saved in 2012 alone if all motor vehicle occupants were restrained on every trip. Learn more about effective interventions for improving restraint use.
Buckle Up: Restraint Use State Fact Sheets
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Related CDC Web Pages
- What Works: Strategies to Increase Restraint Use
- Restraint Use and Motor Vehicle Occupant State Data
- Seat Belts: Get the Facts
- Seat Belt Use US Map
- Child Passenger Safety
- State-Based Motor Vehicle Data & Information
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Motor Vehicle Prioritizing Interventions and Cost Calculator for States (MV PICCS)
CDC offers a new interactive calculator to help state decision makers prioritize and select from a suite of 14 effective motor vehicle injury prevention interventions. MV PICCS is designed to calculate the expected number of injuries prevented and lives saved at the state level and the costs of implementation, while taking into account available resources.
- Prevention Status Reports (PSRs): Motor Vehicle Injuries
Additional Resources
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CDC's Safe Driving Board on Pinterest
Help spread the word about the dangers of drunk driving. Visit the CDC Safe Driving Pinterest board for ready-to-share graphics and social media content.
Related Data Sources
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data.cdc.gov
View and download dozens of motor vehicle datasets and visualizations, including charts and maps, on data.cdc.gov.
- Page last reviewed: May 14, 2015
- Page last updated: May 14, 2015
- Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
- Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention