Initiatives to Address Safety Belt Use

摘要

The following report presents an in-depth look at one of the most significant safety issues impacting highway safety and the success of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's (NHTSA) mission -safety belt use. This document describes the safety problem represented by the failure to use safety belts and provides strategies the agency plans to pursue in increasing safety belt use, thereby saving lives. In addition to the full agenda of highway safety issues, impaired driving, rollover mitigation and vehicle compatibility are the other priority issues set by NHTSA to reduce the occurrence and consequences of motor vehicle fatalities and injuries.