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Highway Deaths at Lowest Level in 60 Years

(Sept. 9) -- Fewer people died on U.S. highways last year than in any year since 1950 -- a huge drop in fatalities that the government credits to greater use of seat belts, safer cars and tougher drunken driving laws. In 2009, 33,808 people died in U.S. car crashes -- a 9.7 percent drop from the previous year, according...

School Bus Seat Belt Debate Renewed After Fatal Crash

(Aug. 5) -- Two Missouri school buses packed with students on their way to an amusement park were involved in a deadly freeway crash today that killed two, injured dozens and reignited the debate about whether government should require seat belts in the vehicles that carry the nation's children. While enacting such a...

Background on seat belts

A seat belt, sometimes called a safety belt, is a safety harness designed to secure the occupant of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result during a collision or a sudden stop.

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