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An estimated , persons die and million persons are injured each year in traffic crashes throughout the world 1. Safety-belt use is one of the most effective means of reducing the number and severity of injuries in motor-vehicle crashes 2. In Hungary, front-seat occupants of all motor vehicles have been required to use safety belts since Since March , rear-seat passengers have been required to wear safety belts in nonurban areas. Drivers in violation of the law are subject to fines and potential suspension of driving privileges.
To evaluate driver compliance with the safety-belt use law, on May 10, , CDC conducted an observational prevalence survey of safety-belt use in Budapest in conjunction with the U.
This report presents findings of the study. Sites were selected to reduce repetitive counting of observed vehicles. Pairs of pretrained high school students from the American International School collected information between p. Drivers of taxis who are not required to wear safety belts were included; drivers of buses, trucks, farm machinery, and motorcycles were excluded.
Data differentiating taxis from other vehicles were not systematically recorded. A total of eligible vehicles were included in the survey. Editorial Note: Safety-belt use legislation, first introduced in Australia in , is the most effective means of increasing safety-belt use in many countries 3.
