Van Riders Less Likely to Buckle Up, Study Says
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From Times Wire Reports
People riding in 15-passenger vans are less likely to wear seat belts, putting themselves at greater risk if the van crashes, federal regulators said.
In a new study of 15-passenger van crashes between 1990 and 2002, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that 75% of the 684 people killed in single-vehicle crashes weren’t wearing seat belts.
More than half of those killed -- 414 -- were partially or totally ejected from the vans. Almost 90% of those who were ejected weren’t wearing seat belts.
