Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-62, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
J Safety Res. 2009;40(6):469-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2009.09.004. Epub 2009 Oct 17.
Motor-vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States. In the event of a crash, seat belts are highly effective in preventing serious injury and death.
Data from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were used to calculate prevalence of seat belt use by state and territory and by type of state seat belt law (primary vs. secondary enforcement).
In 2006, seat belt use among adults ranged from 58.3% to 91.9% in the states and territories. Seat belt use was 86.0% in states and territories with primary enforcement laws and 75.9% in states with secondary enforcement laws.
Seat belt use continues to increase in the United States. Primary enforcement laws remain a more effective strategy than secondary enforcement laws in getting motor-vehicle occupants to wear their seat belts.
机动车事故是美国导致死亡的一个主要原因。在事故发生时，安全带能有效预防重伤和死亡。
使用 2006 年行为风险因素监测系统的数据，根据州和地区以及州安全带法律类型（主要执行与次要执行）计算安全带使用的流行率。
2006 年，州和地区的成年人安全带使用率在 58.3%至 91.9%之间。在执行主要执法法律的州和地区，安全带使用率为 86.0%，在执行次要执法法律的州，安全带使用率为 75.9%。
安全带的使用在美国继续增加。在使汽车乘客系安全带方面，主要执法法律仍然是比次要执法法律更有效的策略。
