There was a Planet Money podcast episode[1] which mentions that Americans are far less likely to wear a seatbelt, at least compared to Germans but also probably

There was a Planet Money podcast episode[1] which mentions that Americans are far less likely to wear a seatbelt, at least compared to Germans but also probably Scandinavian countries as well. According to Wikipedia[2], the US is definitely worse than Sweden, Germany, and Norway in terms of seat belt usage. But at least it's better than Italy, Greece, and the Czech Republic. I suspect this is a big factor in road deaths. [1] http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/02/12/171814201/episode-435-why-buying-a-car-is-so-awful http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/02/12/171814201/episode-... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_use_rates_by_country http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_use_rates_by_country