According to available statistics, the use of seat belts saves lives and therefore, vehicle drivers and passengers should be required by law to wear seat belts.
On April 19, 2005, George F. Krchoff, president of the Automotive Occupant Restraints Council, stated before a Senate committee that proposed legislation would act as an incentive for the use of seat belts by drivers and passengers (AORC pp). Since
1996, the seat belt use nationally has risen from sixty percent to over eighty percent today, and government statistics report that approximately 330,000 lives have been saved by vehicle safety technology since 1960, with seat belts accounting for more than half of all lives saved (AORC pp).
Although more than ninety percent of all motorists believe that seat belts are a good idea, less than fourteen perce
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