Safety Belt Use

Missouri ranks 42 out of 50. Only eight states rank lower in safety belt use than Missouri.

What are drivers' odds? In a crash:

• Unbelted - 1 in 30 chance of being killed
• Belted - 1 in 1,237 chance of being killed

Pass a primary, save:

• 43 lives
• 512 serious injuries
• $118 million in costs

The reality: from 2012 to 2014 66% of all drivers and passengers killed in crashes were unrestrained.