most people will not wear a seat belts while driving a car if it was not mandated. same applies to air bags, they are not effective if seat belts are not worn.

most people will not wear a seat belts while driving a car if it was not mandated. same applies to air bags, they are not effective if seat belts are not worn. http://www.nsc.org/safety_road/DriverSafety/Pages/SeatBelts.aspx http://www.nsc.org/safety_road/DriverSafety/Pages/SeatBelts.... here is the link to seat belt legislation and compliance though the first seat belts came in Saab, volvo and mercedes in late 50's early 60's it took 80s to get them as a law in US http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_legislation_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_legislation_in_the_Un... The usage of Seat belts for every state is between 72.2%(New Hampshire) to 97.6%(oregon) if we can achieve those numbers some day Americans will feel more like Canadians