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The U.S. ranks behind virtually every other developed country when it comes to seat belt use, and never has mediocrity been so deadly for a nation.

The new data make clear that the difference between states with high seat belt use and states with low seat belt use is a primary seat belt law.

We continue to lose 40,000 of our citizens on our nation's highways ... We as a nation need to change our culture to stop this carnage and we can do it most effectively with seat belt laws.

Mandatory seat belt laws save lives. Mark is very well respected and well known for his skills as a driver and with his help we'll work with the legislator to get a primary seat belt law passed next year.

It?s like keep smoking or quit smoking. Put on my seat belt, not put on my seat belt. When AIDS came around, do you change your behavior. You have to make a decision.

Gregg Patterson

The results of this eight state regional program over just three weeks prove conclusively that high visibility enforcement is the most effective tool we have to increase seat belt use and save lives. We are encouraging every state to use the federal funds it receives for seat belt programs to implement the 'Click It or Ticket' model.

Though we can't rest until seat belt use is 100 percent in this country, ... I am nevertheless pleased that we've reached another milestone.

Our members overwhelmingly support primary enforcement of the seat belt by at least 70 percent in every survey we have taken over the past decade. We hope the legislature will finally do the right thing this session and support primary enforcement of the seat belt.

You see this seat belt? There is too much slack, and so it doesn't secure the baby's seat tight enough.

Barbara Matthews

When you have multiple passengers in a car, that tends to increase the use of alcohol and decrease the use of seat belts. It's not a cool thing to wear a seat belt when you're in the car with all your buddies.

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Howard Rubenstein

California is really a model of excellence in safety belt use. It has the highest belt use rate in this country. In fact, they are the first state to have an international level belt use at 88.9 percent. They are really saving some of the high-risk drivers, such as teen-agers.

Many hospital emergency departments in this country are operating at, or over current capacity. We as a nation, have poured millions of dollars into preparedness, but virtually none of that has gone to the one place that is the true first response to something like a flu epidemic, or a hurricane, or a terrorist attack -- the nation's emergency departments.

What it does is raise the child up so the seat belt crosses their body in the right place. It's basically something the child sits on. It keeps the lap belt low on the hips.

Clearly the message has gotten through to most parents that children 12 and under should always ride correctly buckled in the back seat. It's the combination of education, stronger seat belt and child passenger safety laws, and high-visibility enforcement that has produced the behavior change we see today.

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