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Section 9
1997
Belt Use
1997
Belt Use
1997
Belt Use by Age and County
1997
Belt Use by Gender, Age and Occupant
Placement
1997
Ejection by Belt Use
1997
Children and Belt Use
TABLES
Table 9.01
Belt Use of Occupants by Age and County,
1997
Table 9.02 Belt Use by Gender, 1997
Table 9.03 Belt Use by Occupant
Placement, 1997
Table 9.04 Belt Use by Age Group,
1997
Table 9.05 Belt Use by Age Group of
Fatalities, 1997
Table 9.06 Seating Location and
Belt Status of Children Under the Age
of 4 Years, 1997
FIGURES
Figure 9.01
Belt Use for All Occupants, Injured
Occupants and Fatalities, 1997
Figure 9.02 Ejection by Belt Use,
1997
Note:
Belt Use - For the crash summary, belt
use is reported for occupants in a
passenger car, a light truck or van.
Occupants were coded as being belted if
they reported using a shoulder/lap belt,
lap belt or a child safety seat
(occupants using only a shoulder strap
were deemed unbelted). In the
majority of cases, seat belt use as
recorded by the investigating officer is
self-reported by the crash occupant. Due
to Utah's safety restraint laws, crash
occupants may misreport belt use in order
to avoid a citation or fine. In the case
of fatal or severe injury crashes the
officer will determine the belt
use. This may inflate the rate of
seat belt use reported among non-injured
or slightly injured occupants.
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