Abstract
Each year Kentucky Transportation Center researchers conduct a safety belt usage survey to estimate Kentucky’s statewide safety belt usage rate. In 2022, the safety belt usage rate in Kentucky was 86.72 percent, which represents a 3.06 decline over 2021. Safety belt usage peaked in 2018 at 89.99 percent. Declines in safety belt usage rate over the past couple years may be attributable in part to changes in driver behaviors and traffic dynamics following the COVID-19 pandemic. If Kentucky wants to increase safety belt usage rates, the state may need ramp up enforcement of safety belt laws or bolster educational outreach in targeted areas.
Report Date
9-2022
Report Number
KTC-23-03/PT-2022-00-00-88
Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2023.03
Repository Citation
Lammers-Staats, Erin; Young, Derek S.; Green, Eric; and Agent, Kenneth R., "2022 Safety Belt Usage Survey in Kentucky" (2022). Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report. 1757.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ktc_researchreports/1757
