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Kansas Adult Observational Safety Belt Usage Rates


(Percentage %)
(Driver/Front Outboard Passenger)

  2002 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
KS Rate (age 14+)
61
64
68
69
73
75
US Rate
75
79
80
82
81
 82

 

View the Kansas Safety Belt Use Act (KSA 8-25010).

Methodology of Adult Survey - based on the federal guidelines in the Uniform Criteria manual. The Kansas survey is performed at 548 sites on 6 different road types in 20 randomly selected counties which encompass 85% of the population of Kansas. The survey is conducted in June and July. The 2004 survey had more than 58,000 vehicle observations performed.

Kansas Safety Belt Usage Rates by Road Types
(Percentage %)

 
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Rural Interstate( ie.. I-70)
70
79
80
78
84
83
Rural Principle Arterials and Minor Arterials (ie..undivided US or K Hwys)
60
63
69
68
72
73
Rural Major & Minor Collectors (county roads)
52
53
59
57
60
65
Urban Interstate (ie..I-435)
70
72
74
78
84
85
Urban Freeways, Expressways, Minor Arterials (ie..divided US or K roads)
59
59
65
67
71
73
Urban Collectors (ie..city streets)
56
56
60
63
67
64

 

Kansas Safety Belt Usage Rates by County
(Percentage %)

County
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Atchison
27
48
54
56
63
57
Cowley
48
65
65
65
64
62
Crawford
40
48
45
49
46
53
Douglas
65
58
68
67
76
78
Ellis
62
59
68
64
61
69
Finney
46
50
63
56
58
57
Harvey
59
60
70
70
70
69
Johnson
78
80
73
82
85
82
Leavenworth
48
72
71
77
79
74
Lyon
53
69
72
73
75
77
Montgomery
55
60
50
49
51
57
Neosho
48
35
59
63
64
64
Pottawatomie
52
54
62
59
69
76
Reno
56
54
64
62
66
70
Saline
66
68
73
70
64
71
Sedgwick
59
59
70
69
73
80
Seward
48
49
70
68
68
66
Shawnee
62
68
68
67
79
79
Sumner
60
66
69
59
75
72
Wyandotte
57
57
65
63
76
76

 

 

Kansas Child Observational Safety Belt Restraint Usage Rates
(Percentage %)

 
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Children (age 4-14)  
Children (age < 4)    
Children (age 0-4)
*
79
81
81
83
88
Children (age 5-9)
*
45
50
49
53
62
Children (age 10-14)
*
44
50
47
48
55
Overall % Belted
*
55
61
59
61
68
* Baseline study performed

View the Child Passenger Safety Act (KSA 8-1344).

Methodology of Child Survey - based on the guidelines used in the adult survey. The Kansas survey is performed at 350 sites where children are transported (ie.. day cares, department stores, elementary and middle schools) in 20 randomly selected counties which encompass 85% of the population of Kansas. The survey is conducted in March, April and May. The survey observed more than 17,000 children.

Child Safety Belt Usage Rates by County
(Percentage %)

County  
2004
2005
2006
2007
Atchison  
  Ages (0-4)
69
85
78
89
  Ages (5-9)
37
52
55
64
  Ages (10-14)
19
39
50
49
 

Overall % Belted

40
57
60
66
Cowley  
  Ages (0-4)
61
68
83
95
  Ages (5-9)
32
31
37
55
  Ages (10-14)
38
37
47
57
  Overall % Belted
43
44
54
68
Crawford  
  Ages (0-4)
62
71
79
85
  Ages (5-9)
29
32
35
40
  Ages (10-14)
19
18
27
28
 
Overall % Belted
37
41
47
51
Douglas  
  Ages (0-4)
91
93
91
92
  Ages (5-9)
56
60
71
78
  Ages (10-14)
65
66
63
69
  Overall % Belted
70
73
75
80
Ellis  
  Ages (0-4)
86
70
91
83
  Ages (5-9)
45
45
56
64
  Ages (10-14)
47
36
56
54
  Overall % Belted
59
58
67
66
Finney  
  Ages (0-4)
72
70
67
69
  Ages (5-9)
47
45
47
48
  Ages (10-14)

33
36
50
51
  Overall % Belted
52
51
55
57
Harvey  
  Ages (0-4)
72
77
75
73
  Ages (5-9)
38
35
36
35
  Ages (10-14)
49
53
44
49
  Overall % Belted
52
55
51
52
Johnson  
  Ages (0-4)
95
90
91
93
  Ages (5-9)
65
59
60
62
  Ages (10-14)
65
59
58
60
  Overall % Belted
75
69
70
71
Leavenworth  
  Ages (0-4)
84
84
93
96
  Ages (5-9)
55
48
55
57
  Ages (10-14)
51
47
50
56
  Overall % Belted
62
59
65
69
Lyon  
  Ages (0-4)
85
77
77
86
  Ages (5-9)
51
42
46
68
  Ages (10-14)
51
42
41
64
  Overall % Belted
62
53
55
73
Montgomery  
  Ages (0-4)
66
69
78
82
  Ages (5-9)
42
35
37
39
  Ages (10-14)
26
23
30
31
  Overall % Belted
43
41
47
49
Neosho  
  Ages (0-4)
57
54
59
67
  Ages (5-9)
25
27
27
30
  Ages (10-14)
31
29
34
44
  Overall % Belted
37
36
39
47
Pottawatomie  
  Ages (0-4)
53
80
86
92
  Ages (5-9)
40
46
55
64
  Ages (10-14)
44
52
56
62
  Overall % Belted
45
59
65
72
Reno  
  Ages (0-4)
84
81
88
99
  Ages (5-9)
46
41
57
82
  Ages (10-14)
43
41
58
74
  Overall % Belted
57
54
67
84
Saline  
  Ages (0-4)
80
84
85
86
  Ages (5-9)
55
64
66
70
  Ages (10-14)
55
54
57
64
  Overall % Belted
63
67
69
73
Sedgwick  
  Ages (0-4)
81
83
87
94
  Ages (5-9)
56
49
55
72
  Ages (10-14)
58
48
43
54
  Overall % Belted
65
60
62
73
Seward  
  Ages (0-4)
83
74
64
66
  Ages (5-9)
50
39
43
45
  Ages (10-14)
35
36
44
42
  Overall % Belted
57
51
51
51
Shawnee  
  Ages (0-4)
85
84
80
86
  Ages (5-9)
43
66
61
62
  Ages (10-14)
54
52
48
53
  Overall % Belted
60
67
63
67
Sumner  
  Ages (0-4)
74
79
82
92
  Ages (5-9)
34
33
45
68
  Ages (10-14)
34
30
37
57
  Overall % Belted
46
45
52
71
Wyandotte  
  Ages (0-4)
68
68
70
78
  Ages (5-9)
39
39
44
57
  Ages (10-14)
32
32
41
50
  Overall % Belted
47
47
52
62
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