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Sir Isaac Newton's first law states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion. When your vehicle is traveling, so are you. When your vehicle suddenly stops due to a collision, your body still tries to move forward. If you are not wearing a seatbelt, your body will move forward until you collide with something that is not likely to be soft.
Seatbelts are proven devices that reduce the risk of serious injury or death in a crash. The table below shows the percent of traffic fatalities that occurred among three age groups within each state in 2001. How does your state compare?
Percent of Traffic Fatalities Among People Not Wearing a Seatbelt
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Adults |
Teens |
Children |
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Adults |
Teens |
Children |
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State |
Age 20> |
Age 16-19 |
Age 15< |
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State |
Age 20< |
Age 16-19 |
Age 15< |
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51.3 |
61.6 |
46.0 |
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60.1 |
35.7 |
50.0 |
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55.3 |
54.5 |
33.3 |
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64.2 |
68.0 |
70.0 |
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54.7 |
79.8 |
63.3 |
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50.6 |
60.0 |
40.0 |
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67.1 |
67.6 |
48.7 |
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53.3 |
69.0 |
43.8 |
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35.6 |
37.5 |
40.7 |
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57.4 |
51.7 |
79.3 |
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61.2 |
70.7 |
67.6 |
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42.3 |
48.2 |
42.4 |
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52.5 |
45.9 |
42.9 |
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47.7 |
44.1 |
43.1 |
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62.5 |
64.3 |
50.0 |
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73.3 |
84.6 |
25.0 |
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D.C. |
36.6 |
33.3 |
75.0 |
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58.1 |
65.8 |
31.8 |
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61.1 |
70.8 |
74.4 |
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69.4 |
71.6 |
53.7 |
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47.6 |
46.9 |
37.3 |
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36.6 |
60.5 |
31.3 |
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44.8 |
72.7 |
75.0 |
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57.3 |
55.5 |
62.8 |
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63.3 |
74.4 |
83.3 |
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77.6 |
72.7 |
100.0 |
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50.2 |
59.4 |
54.2 |
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65.0 |
71.7 |
57.1 |
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50.8 |
59.6 |
39.4 |
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67.3 |
75.0 |
53.8 |
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50.0 |
31.1 |
55.2 |
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66.8 |
74.8 |
52.9 |
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64.7 |
70.7 |
73.3 |
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50.8 |
57.1 |
59.0 |
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69.2 |
72.9 |
51.5 |
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56.4 |
66.7 |
81.3 |
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55.6 |
67.0 |
65.2 |
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59.0 |
60.0 |
50.0 |
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48.8 |
64.0 |
50.0 |
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57.8 |
62.5 |
78.6 |
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41.9 |
50.7 |
14.3 |
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52.0 |
63.0 |
43.3 |
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56.0 |
74.5 |
50.0 |
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66.9 |
64.7 |
61.1 |
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42.4 |
40.0 |
33.9 |
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60.8 |
55.3 |
39.4 |
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57.5 |
53.4 |
40.7 |
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71.1 |
90.0 |
58.3 |
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67.6 |
80.3 |
63.0 |
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Total |
54.2 |
59.1 |
39.3 |
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61.6 |
64.7 |
64.0 |
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70.4 |
71.4 |
56.3 |
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Source: Computed from data provided by The National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2001 |
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