A new report from the AA reveals that a third of car occupants killed weren't wearing a seatbelt. The report shows that seatbelts more than halve the risk of death in a collision. However, the 7 percent not wearing seatbelts are overrepresented in fatalities, which suggest that the sort of driver who chooses not to wear a belt is twice as likely to be involved in a crash as someone who does wear a seatbelt.
Nearly 300 lives a year would be saved if all car occupants wore a seatbelts. The report shows lower seat belt wearing amongst men - especially young men, rear seat passengers, company car drivers and only 69 percent of drivers of vans, lorries, buses, coaches and minibuses regularly wear seat-belts.
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