SAFETY BELT
NEBRASKA’S SAFETY BELT LAW
Drivers and front-seat passengers must use occupant protection systems worn properly
adjusted and fastened. This is a secondary law, which means the driver is cited for this violation only if cited
or charged with an additional violation or some other offense. Violation results in a $25 fine.
For more detail click on a corresponding section of law:
60-6,265 Definition of an occupant protection
system.
60-6,266
Occupant protection system; 1973 model year and later motor vehicles;
requirements; violation; penalty.
60-6,270 Occupant protection system; use
required; when; exceptions.
60-6,271 Enforcement of occupant protection system
requirements; when.
60-6,272 Occupant protection system;
violation; penalty.
60-6,273 Occupant protection system
violation; evidence; when admissible.
There are different requirements for children under the age of eighteen. To learn about
Nebraska’s Child Passenger Safety Law click here.
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NEBRASKA SAFETY BELT CRASH DATA:
Nebraska - Child Restraint & Safety Belt Observed Usage Rates
- 1999 - 2007
Nebraska – Restraint Use in Fatal Crashes
- 2000 – 2006
Male Pickup Truck Drivers vs. Male Drivers in All Other Vehicles (Ages 18 - 34)
Nebraska – Restraint Use in Serious Injury Crashes - 2000 – 2006
Male Pickup Truck Drivers vs. Male Drivers in All Other Vehicles (Ages 18 - 34)
Nebraska Observed Safety Belt Use - 1994 – 2007
Nebraska Safety Belt Facts - 2007
Nebraska Safety Belt Usage Rate vs. Death Rate - 1985 – 2007
Nebraska’s Safety Belt Usage by County – 2007 (Map)
Nebraska Safety Belt Use Survey - 2006
Nebraska Safety Belt Use Survey - 2007
Nebraska Safety Belt Use Survey - 2008
Nebraska Safety Belts vs. Not Used in Motor Vehicle Crashes 2002 - 2007
Nebraska Vehicle Occupant Fatalities Used vs. Not Used - 2006
Nebraska Vehicle Occupant Fatalities Used vs. Not Used - 2007
Nebraska vs. U.S. Safety Belt Usage Rates – 1987 - 2007
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NATIONAL SAFETY BELT CRASH DATA:
NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts: Occupant Protection 2005
NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts: Occupant Protection 2006
NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts: Seat Belt Use in 2006 – Overall Results
NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts: Seat Belt Use in 2006 – Use Rates in the State and
Territories
NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts: Seat Belt Use in 2007 – Overall Results
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RESOURCES:
Vince and Larry Crash Dummy Costumes
Bucklebear® Lap Puppet
Brochures and Posters
Additional Safety Belt Information can be found at the following websites:
Additional Crash Statistics
Click It or Ticket – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Click It. Don’t Risk It. Coalition
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Belt Program
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety – State Safety Belt Use Laws
2008 National Click It or Ticket Mobilization Campaign Planner
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NEBRASKA SAFETY BELT USED VS. NOT USED IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES |
| |
Killed
|
Injured
|
No Injury
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
|
Used
|
71
|
14,823
|
69,269
|
|
Not Used
|
186
|
5,498
|
20,862
|
|
Total
|
257
|
20,321
|
90,131
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
Used
|
72
|
14,670
|
55,195
|
|
Not Used
|
141
|
5,042
|
15,739
|
|
Total
|
213
|
19,712
|
70,934
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
Used
|
67
|
13,806
|
52,890
|
|
Not Used
|
176
|
4,634
|
14,800
|
|
Total
|
243
|
18,440
|
67,690
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
Used
|
75
|
12,786
|
47,676
|
|
Not Used
|
155
|
4,289
|
14,776
|
|
Total
|
230
|
17,075
|
62,452
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
Used
|
71
|
13,002
|
52,605
|
|
Not Used
|
151
|
4,421
|
14,989
|
|
Total
|
222
|
17,423
|
67,594
|
Source: Standard Summary of Nebraska Motor Vehicle Accidents
Last Date Modified 9/5/08
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