Our friends at the MSCRecon Blog highlight a recent study of commercial truck seat belt usage:
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a study showing seventy-nine percent of commercial truck drivers in the Western US were using their safety belts in 2009. This region has the highest percentage of safety belt usage in the US. The lowest rated region in the US was the Northeast with only sixty-four percent.
Commercial Safety Belt usage by region:
- Northeast 64%
- Midwest 68%
- South 75%
- West 79%
Overall, commercial truck drivers increased safety belt usage from sixty-five percent in 2007 to seventy-four percent in 2009.
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