It is one of the first things that people need to do when they get into a car, but data shows that an alarming number of motorists are ignoring one of the most fundamental car safety measures — wearing a seatbelt. Key points: Data from a three-month camera trial shows 6,597 motorists committed seatbelt offences Twenty-two people have died on …
Queensland motorists are going to extreme lengths to get around car technology designed to keep them safe and it is costing them their lives. Key points: Drivers are eight time more likely to die in an accident without a seatbelt on About 40 per cent of people killed or seriously injured last year were not wearing seatbelts Cameras have caught …