Safety Belt Use, 1994 - Present, line graph, data reflected in table below:

Date Belt Use
Fall 1994 58%
Fall 1996 61%
May 1998 62%
June 1998 65%
Fall 1998 69%
Dec 1998 70%
Dec 1999 67%
June 2000 71%
Fall 2000 71%
June 2001 73%
June 2002 75%
June 2003 79%
June 2004 80%

Safety Belt Use in 2004 by Law Type and Urbanization, bar graph, data reflected in table below:

Primary Law 84%
Secondary Law 73%
Urban 77%
Suburban 82%
Rural 76%

Safety Belt Use in 2004 by Road Type and Traffic Speed, bar graph, data reflected in table below:

Expressways 88%
Streets 79%
Fast Traffic 85%
Medium Speed 82%
Slow Traffic 75%

Safety Belt Use in 2004 by Traffic Density and Weather Conditions, , bar graph, data reflected in table below:

Heavy Traffic 88%
Moderately Dense 84%
Light Traffic 79%
Light Precipitation 81%
Light Fog 85%
Clear Weather 79%