Seat Belt Use in 2014—Overall Results
Seat belt use in 2014 remained at 87 percent, unchanged from 2013. This result is from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), which is the only survey that provides nationwide probability-based observed data on seat belt use in the United States. The NOPUS is conducted annually by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Seat belt use has shown an increasing trend since 1995, accompanied by a steady decline in the percentage1 of unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities during daytime