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Cops in Minnesota on the prowl for seat-belt scofflaws
- Updated: May 21, 2012 - 11:29 PM
A driving student buckled up at the start of her lesson.
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About 400 law enforcement agencies will beef up seat-belt patrols for the next two weeks as part of a statewide campaign to get drivers to buckle up.
THE TIME FRAME
May 21-June 3
THE STATS
• 377 of the 878 traffic deaths (43%) between 2009 and 2011 involved people not wearing seat belts.
• 179 of the 377 people killed (48 percent) were age 30 or younger.
• 300 of the 377 deaths (80 percent) occurred outside the seven-county Twin Cities metro area.
THE SHOW
The campaign includes a TV spot that compares the impact of crashing at 60 mph without a seat belt to falling from 12 stories.
THE STUDY
The state's primary seat-belt law is saving lives, according to a University of Minnesota study released in March. The study reported the law has resulted in 68 fewer deaths, 320 fewer injuries and $45 million in avoided hospital charges since it took effect June 2009.
Source: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
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