Over two million drivers are still not wearing a seatbelt 25 years after it becoming law, it has been revealed.
The fine for not wearing a seatbelt can be up to £500 yet 2.3million motorists still don’t bother belting up, it is claimed.
38% of passengers do not bother to wear a seatbelt in the back, the Liverpool Victoria survey found.
Today is the 25th anniversary of the seatbelt law being introduced.
The wearing of seatbelts in the back was made compulsory in the back 17 years ago.
The worst culprits are said to be 34 to 44 year olds, who are twice as likely to forget to belt up in the back as 18 to 24 year olds (52% to 26%).
Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick said today that 60,000 lives have been saved by the seatbelt law.
He said: ‘Tens of thousands of lives have been saved since the first law on wearing seatbelts was introduced 25 years ago. Government campaigns have helped increase the numbers of people wearing seatbelts to more than 90% for drivers and front seat passengers but too many back seat passengers are still not belting up.’
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