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Nearly one in five Americans (or 18 percent nationally) still fail to regularly wear their safety belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle, according to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Among those least likely to buckle up:  young males, pickup truck drivers and their passengers, people who live in rural areas, and night-time drivers.

Ohio’s 2007 Observational Seat Belt Survey showed that the usage rate of pickup truck occupants (71%) is significantly lower than that of occupants of passenger cars (83%), minivans (85%), or SUVs (83%). When worn correctly, safety belts have proven to reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants by 45 percent – and by 60 percent in pickup trucks, SUVs and mini-vans. So Buckle Up in Your Truck!