Occupant Restraint Use in 2025: Results From the NOPUS Controlled Intersection Study

doi:10.21949/fqdr-7d48

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Occupant Restraint Use in 2025: Results From the NOPUS Controlled Intersection Study

2026-05-01
By United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Mathematical Analysis Division ...

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English

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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Mathematical Analysis Division ; Bowhead Mission Solutions, LLC
Subject/TRT Terms:

Child Restraint Systems Controlled Intersections, Car Demographics Intersections Rear Seat Occupants Restraint Systems Seat Belt Use Vehicle Occupants
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT HS 813 820
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/fqdr-7d48
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

NHTSA Technical Report
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract:

This report presents results from the annual (2025) National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) Controlled Intersection Study, the only nationwide probability-based occupant restraint use survey. While it found no significant changes for front-seat belt use, it revealed twelve 12 significant increases for rear-seat belt use alongside several persisting historical trends. Specifically for rear seats, belt use significantly increased from 2024 to 2025 among 16- to 24-year-olds; occupants of other races; occupants driven by 16- to 24-year-olds; rear-seat belt use significantly increased for occupants traveling on surface streets; in slow traffic and light traffic; in vans, SUVs, and pickup trucks. Overall seat belt use continued to be lower in rear seats than in front seats (91.3 percent%). Furthermore, front-seat belt use remained lower for males.
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PDF
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NCSA Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Data
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