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Posted: Monday, 15 October 2012 5:50AM

Washington Has Highest Seat Belt Use In The Nation



kgmi@kgmi.com

OLYMPIA, Wash.  (Metro)  -- The Washington Traffic Safety Commission is thrilled with a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

It says our state had the highest seat belt use in the nation last year, a 97.5 percent rate. 

Seattle's Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center says seat belt and shoulder restraints reduce the risk of dying in a crash by 61 percent.

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