Buckle up in every seat
The back seat is part of the belt routine. A short trip is still a trip worth buckling up for.
Fasten your seat belt before the trip starts, including in the back seat.
NHTSA estimates 45% lower fatal-injury risk for belted front-seat passenger-car occupants.
Why consider it?
This is a relative reduction estimated from US crash databases, comparing belted and unbelted front-seat passenger-car occupants. It is not a randomized trial or your personal crash forecast. The action includes rear-seat use; the quoted estimate is for the front seat.
Read the sources
Source grade A is reproduced from the original work. It does not establish suitability for everyone.
- NHTSA (2024). Occupant Protection in Passenger Vehicles: 2022 Data (DOT HS 813 573).
- WHO (2025). Road traffic injuries fact sheet.
Adaptation: Rewritten in English from the locked Chinese original; retained evidence grade and study limits. Effect sizes quoted from the cited source: estimates are kept in their original comparison and population; observational associations are not described as proven personal gains.
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