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Safety - USA - Seat belt use climbs in 34 states
Michigan's rate grows to 92.9 percent in 2005, among highest in nation
WASHINGTON,DF,USA -Associated Press, by Ken Thomas -Dec 17, 2005: -- Motorists in Hawaii, Washington state and Nevada had the nation's highest rates of clicking their seat belts in 2005, a record year for seat belt use nationwide... Thirty-four states increased their seat belt use this year, the government said Friday. The federal traffic safety agency had said in September that seat belt use overall was a record 82 percent in 2005... Hawaii led the nation with 95.3 percent. Puerto Rico and seven other states -- Arizona, California, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington state -- scored rates of 90 percent or better... Mississippi had the lowest rate in the nation with slightly better than 60 percent. It was followed by Massachusetts (64.8 percent), Kentucky (66.7 percent), Arkansas (68.3 percent), South Dakota (68.8 percent) and Kansas (69 percent)...
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