Table 7.
Seat Belt Use by Drivers in Fatal Crashes, by Driver’s BAC, 2002
| Driver’s BAC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| 0.00% n (%) |
0.01–0.07% n (%) |
0.08–0.14% n (%) |
0.15%+ n (%) |
|
| Drivers in fatal crashes who survived the crash | 25,287 | 986 | 1,704 | 1,861 |
| Percent belted | (79) | (56) | (51) | (43) |
| Fatally injured drivers | 14,685 | 995 | 1,973 | 5,412 |
| Percent belted | (48) | (33) | (24) | (20) |
NOTE: At every BAC, a greater percentage of drivers who survived fatal crashes were wearing seat belts than were drivers who did not survive. The higher the driver’s BAC, the less likely he or she was to be wearing a seat belt.
SOURCE: NHTSA 2003a.