WASHINGTON — (WASHINGTON) -- Nearly half of all vehicle passengers killed on U.S. roads in 2021 were not wearing a seatbelt -- the highest number in 10 years, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data released Tuesday.
NHTSA said of the 26,325 passenger vehicle occupants killed in traffic crashes during 2021, 11,813 were unrestrained.“Being in a crash without wearing a seatbelt can have deadly consequences, fatalities have skyrocketed in the last few years,” Jessica Cicchino, vice president of Research at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said in an interview with ABC News. “If more people wore belts, we would see thousands of lives saved.
“Putting on your seat belt only takes two seconds, but it can save your life,” NHTSA Chief Counsel Ann Carlson said. “Whether you’re in the front seat or the back, use your seat belt on every trip, every time.” That same year, 17,303 male occupants in passenger vehicles were killed -- nearly twice the number of female occupants killed. The agency found that of those numbers, 8,367 men and 3,426 women were not wearing seat belts.
“We need to be doing everything that we can to prevent fatalities, and seatbelts can make a big difference if you survive a crash or not,” Cicchino said. “We also need to be looking at what we can do to bring down speeding and also bring things down like alcohol impaired driving – all of those things can contribute to your risk of dying in the crash.”
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