Seat Belt Usage Up In Tennessee

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office announced results from its annual roadside observational survey to determine the state’s average seat belt usage rate.

This survey returned a statewide usage rate of 92.2 percent. The 2024 usage rate represents an increase of approximately .2 percent compared to Tennessee’s 2023 survey result.

The 2024 survey result is Tennessee’s highest annual seat belt usage rate to date.

The 2024 survey captured Tennessee’s all-time high average seat belt usage rate for the second year in a row.

The data was collected through an annual roadside observational survey conducted by the University of Tennessee’s Center for Transportation Research in accordance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Uniform Criteria for State Observational Surveys of Seat Belt Use.