Drivers still not using seatbelts, study finds
This has prompted Warwickshire Police and the Safer Roads Partnership to take part in a Europe-wide campaign to urge everyone in cars to belt-up.
According to a Government study, those most likely to not use their seatbelts are young men, back seat passengers, lorry drivers and company car drivers.
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Hide AdResearch has also shown that if everyone in the UK wore a seatbelt, more than 350 lives and 1,000 serious casualties could be saved a year.
It is the law for drivers and all passengers to wear a seatbelt. To find out more, visit think.direct.gov.uk/seat-belts