Impact of Seat Belt Use on Fatal Car Crash Injuries

This chart shows key statistics on how seat belt use affects fatalities and injuries in car crashes. Non-compliance significantly increases the risk of ejection, severe injury, and death across age groups and situations.

Seat belts drastically reduce fatalities and injuries in all age groups.
Source: VirtualDrive, Naval Safety Center, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper