seat belts

OLYMPIA (AP) — A bill that would require school buses to have seat belts is being considered by lawmakers in Washington, one of more than a dozen states where school seat belt measures is on the legislative agenda this year. The Senate Transportation Committee is scheduled to hear Senate Bill 5054 Tuesday afternoon...

Do you wear a seatbelt? The majority of people already buckle up when behind the wheel. In fact, the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission says the seatbelt compliance rate of nearly 98 percent is one of the highest in the country...

In June 2002, when the primary seat belt law went into effect, approximately 82 percent of Washington drivers wore seat belts. Today, we celebrate a seat belt use of 97.5 percent. This marks the seventh consecutive year of more than 95 percent...