A quarter of car occupants who die in road crashes aren’t wearing a seat belt, report finds
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New research from AXA UK and the charity Brake has revealed that while 96% of drivers surveyed said they always wear a seat belt, in practice this may not always be the case. A quarter of car occupants who die in crashes on Britain’s roads are not wearing a seat belt, figure that rises to […]
Young people urged to wear seat belts in new life-saving campaign
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A new Government campaign to remind young men to CLICK their seat belt in a bid to shift attitudes and save lives on roads across England and Wales has been launched. Every week, four young people aged 17 to 29-years-old are either killed or seriously injured on our roads when not wearing a seat belt, […]
Warwickshire promotes seatbelt safety campaign
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Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership is asking drivers and their passengers to check everyone is wearing a seatbelt before travelling. It says that, whilst most people always wear a seatbelt, during a two week enforcement campaign in the county last year, 87% of those not wearing a seatbelt were male and 88% of those not wearing […]