Denver (KDVR) – Coloradans wander more than ever, but it is still less than the national average, and the Colorado Ministry of Transport wants more people who use their safety belts.
CDOT was conducted by the questionnaire earlier this year, with 106,087 vehicles in 744 different locations across the state during a two -week period in June.
The 2025 seat belt survey found that the rate of use of seat belt in Colorado is 90.7 %, an increase of 2.5 % over last year and the highest level of the country.
The use of a seat belt has improved throughout the state over recent years, as it approaches the national average. Since 2015, prices have increased by 5.5 % from 85.2 %.
Last year, the rate of use of the national security belt sat 91.2 %, according to the National Road Traffic Safety Administration.
The use of the seat belt has increased dramatically since the national click campaign or tickets came to Colorado in 2002, when the rate was 72 %.
“We know that the seat belts play vital roles and save life during accidents. When more than 90 % of COLORADANS chooses, they choose to maintain themselves, their loved ones and their community safe. Let’s get this number to 100.”
Using a seat belt by the province
the a report The difference in the use of a seat belt appears by area, with low rates in rural areas. The highest use rate in Grand Province was 97.1 %, and the lowest use rate in Boeplo Province was 71.6 %.
The report also found that people are more likely to wear their seat belts on the high -end border roads.
Using a state security belt by the province
The report includes 26 provinces, representing 85 % of all traffic deaths in Colorado.
- Adams: 92.13 %
- Arapahoe: 93.58 %
- Bolder: 92.71 %
- Chaffee: 93.03 %
- Costilla: 83.64 %
- Delta: 86.87 %
- Denver: 92.73 %
- Douglas: 95.74 %
- Eagle: 93.95 %
- El Paso: 91.76 %
- Frimon: 90.55 %
- Garfield: 94.3 %
- Big: 97.12 %
- Jefferson: 75.3 %
- La Plata: 86.77 %
- Larimer: 88.35 %
- Las Animas: 80.9 %
- Logan: 85.91 %
- Maysa: 91.64 %
- Montzuma: 86.5 %
- Montrez: 86.77 %
- Morgan: 79.03 %
- Otiro: 81.21 %
- Garden: 94.05 %
- Boeplo: 71.58 %
- Welding: 79.84 %
CDOT said it will continue to encourage the use of a seat belt because it can reduce the chances of deadly accidents in accidents by 45 % to 60 %, according to NHTSA. The agency also noticed it There are fines Not to evaporate in Colorado.