According to the research, 22 per cent of car users killed between 2019-2023 were not wearing a seatbelt
The European study of road users’ attitudes showed one in 10, or 10 per cent, reported driving without wearing a seat belt at least once in the last 30 days. Photograph: GettyIn separate findings the Road Safety Authority said provisional data showed 22 per cent of car users killed between 2019-2023 were not wearing a seat belt. The data also showed 7 per cent of car users who were seriously injured between 2019-2023 were not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision.
How Dublin City Council’s new anti-migrant councillors will complicate the business of local governmentA five-point decrease was recorded for front seat passengers from 99 per cent to 94 per cent. Rear-seat passenger seat belt wearing rates increased overall by 2 points from 93 per cent to 95 per cent.
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