In the “urgent report” issued Tuesday, federal investigators detailed the results of video footage review, finding that ...

A report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a safety recommendation urging the state of Texas and ...

Within the next two years, the "ding" of a seat belt reminder will be required for all seats in a vehicle, no longer just the driver. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finalized a ...

The seat belt is one of the most effective and widely implemented vehicle safety mechanisms in use today. It saves an estimated 15,000 lives in the U.S. annually. However, despite statistics ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing new rules aimed at encouraging seat belt use with warning systems for passengers in the front and back of vehicles. The proposal ...

LANSING, Mich. (WNEM) - The seat belt use rate in Michigan fell slightly in 2023, according to the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP). The seat belt use rate decreased by two percent ...

Barth says the little button is a device to keep the seat belt latch in the optimal region of the belt and accessible to the ...

May's "Click It or Ticket" campaign in Clay County showed that four-fifths of motorists there use seat belts, leaving some room for improvement, a police official said. Moorhead Police Lt. Dan Griffin ...

Lansing — The use of seat belts is on the decline in Michigan, a state that has been a national leader in safety belt use, according to the latest statistics from the State Police. The major reason is ...

It’s really weird when you think about it. So what’s the deal? We asked a transportation safety expert to explain this ...

Michigan’s seat belt use has had a marginal decline in recent years. An observational study conducted in May and June 2023 found 92.4% of drivers were wearing their seat belt. It was the lowest usage ...

Video evidence showed 42 of the 46 students onboard were visible during the crash. Only six wore seat belts, and four of ...