In 2005, 31,415 occupants of passenger vehicles (passenger cars, light trucks, vans, and SUVs) were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes, 72 percent of the 43,443 traffic fatalities reported for the year. Of the 31,415 passenger vehicle occupant fatalities in 2005, restraint use was unknown for 2,229 (7%). Of the 29,186 passenger vehicle occupant fatalities for which restraint use was known, 16,172 (55%) were unrestrained. Of the 4,722 passenger vehicle occupant fatalities 25 to 34 years old for which restraint was known, 3,135 (66%) were unrestrained - - the highest percentage of any age group. Of the 3,363 passenger vehicle occupant fatalities among 21- to 24-year-olds for which restraint use was known, 2,199 (65%) were unrestrained, which was the second highest percentage for any age group. In 2005 there were a total of 361 passenger vehicle occupant fatalities among children under age 4. Of the 344 fatalities in this age group for which restraint use was known, 110 (32%) were unrestrained. Of the 304 fatalities among children 4 to 7 years old for which restraint use was known, 136 (45%) were unrestrained. (Author/publisher) All HTML Files of 2005 Traffic Safty Fact Sheets: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2005/2005TSF/index.htm
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