Today 24th January 2022, Transport Scotland in partnership with Road Safety Scotland launches new campaign encouraging people to wear a seat belt.
Following a rise in the number of people not wearing seatbelts where a recent study shows that even a 2% drop in people wearing seatbelts is estimated to result in a 5% increase in fatalities*. The potential consequences of not wearing a seatbelt are felt by those left behind – they feel the impact too. The assets below are available to use and share to help spread the message on why it’s so important to wear your seatbelt.
On average 13%* of those killed on roads in Scotland over the last five years were not wearing a seatbelt. If you are caught not wearing a seatbelt you could be fined up to £500.A driver can also be fined for every child under 14 found not properly restrained.
Not wearing a seatbelt can have big consequences. Your friends’ and family’s lives could all be affected. So, don’t ever skip it – even for short journeys.
Here are the statistics:
Wearing a seatbelt reduces both fatal and non-fatal injuries by 60% among front seat passengers.
Wearing a seatbelt reduces both fatal and non-fatal injuries by 44% among rear seat passengers.
Only 75% of drivers considered not wearing a seatbelt as ‘very serious’, well below the 93% who consider drink driving and drug driving to be ‘very serious’.
If 2% of people decided to stop wearing their seatbelt this would result in an estimated 5% increase in fatalities
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