Deaths reduced
Compulsory seat belt use for front-seat occupants in Britain has reduced deaths and serious injuries by between 20 and 25 per cent and reduced injury caused by lacerations by 13 per cent.
The latest annual statistics released by Britain’s Transport Department show that deaths were down 9 per cent on the previous year, at 5400 — the lowest total since 1956. Serious injuries were also 12 per cent lower, at 70,000.
In its annual survey of road accidents and casualties, the department reported that the amount of traffic on Britain’s roads had increased 2 per cent compared with 1982, but the total number of accidents had dropped 8 per cent to 307,000.
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