Posted: Wednesday, 14 May 2008 9:50AM
Study: Despite Law, Not All New Yorkers Buckle Up
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A new study has found that 15 percent of New Yorkers don't wear seat belts while driving, even though it's the law.
The number jumps to 20 percent when cabbies, who actually aren't required to wear them, are included.
The study, conducted by Hunter College, also found a large gender gap when it comes to buckling up. Nearly 90 percent of women observed used seat belts compared to 77 percent of men.
"The good news is that a lot of drivers are wearing seat belts, but that does not mean officials should become complacent," Sociology Professor Peter Tuckel, who supervised the study, said. "Every day, and especially with many drivers hitting the roads soon for Memorial Day weekend, drivers and passengers should be buckling up because studies show that seat belts save tens of thousands of lives a year."
The study also linked people who don't wear seat belts with another bad habit. Smokers, it found, are 5 percent less likely to strap themselves in.
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