Seat Belt Use
Fasten Your Seat Belts — Primary Law Now in Effect
Minnesota’s primary seat belt law went into effect on June 9, 2009, meaning drivers and passengers in all seating positions must be buckled up or in the correct child restraint.
Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety resources
- Seat belts and airbags: statistics, promotional materials, lesson plans, links, and more
- Saved by the Belt Program
Research
Partners for Rural Traffic Safety Action Kit
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2001
DOT HS 809 299
This toolkit provides strategies for increasing seat belt use. Fifteen communities took part in the project to develop strategies for increasing seat belt use. By using the roadmap and tools enclosed in this kit, any rural community can replicate the success achieved by the 15 communities that took part in the pilot project.
The Impact of Legislation, Enforcement, and Sanctions on Safety Belt Use (PDF)
Transportation Research Board, 2008
NCHRP REPORT 601
States With Primary Enforcement Laws Have Lower Fatality Rates (PDF)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008
Traffic Safety Facts - Research Note No. HS-810 921
Factors Influencing Seat Belt Usage Rate for Blacks and Hispanics (PDF)
Transportation Research Board, 2007
Pregnant Women and Safety Belts: What Do We Know? (PDF)
Transportation Research Board, 2005
Conference Proceedings 35
Vehicle Occupancy and Crash Risk (PDF)
Transportation Research Board, 2005
Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Belt Usage
Transportation Research Board, 2005
Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 8
Legislation in Minnesota
Minnesota's seat belt laws
Compiled by the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety
Summary of Minnesota Highway Safety Laws
Governors Highway Safety Association
Legislation elsewhere
Safety belt use laws (US – Summary)
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety