Seat Belt Use Nearly 90 Percent

HARTFORD (AP) — A new highway and traffic survey says nearly 90 percent of Connecticut motorists are using their seat beats, a statistic Governor M. Jodi Rell says is an all-time high for the state.

Rell announced Sunday that a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration poll found 88 percent of state drivers and vehicle passengers use their seat beats. This year’s result is a two percent increase from last year.

Rell credits the increase in safety belt use to the state’s “Click it or Ticket”’ campaign, a seat belt enforcement initiative.