British road deaths without seatbelts hit record level
More than a quarter of car occupants killed were not wearing seatbelt, data shows
The proportion of car occupants killed while not wearing a seatbelt has reached its highest level in Britain since records began, the latest figures show.
More than a quarter (27%) of the 787 car occupants killed in crashes on Britain’s roads in 2017 were not wearing a seltbelt, according to Department for Transport (DfT) data.
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Source: Guardian Transport
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