At the end of the challenge the number of students wearing a seat belt is tallied again. This year 100 percent of Notre Dame students driving to school were using their seat belt at the end of the ...

The new enforcement program, known as the 2012 Seat Belt Challenge, came about because of the high rate of fatal collisions in July — 25 in all — and the 15 people who died because they were ...

A 2010 survey conducted on seat-belt use by teens in Missouri found that 66.5 percent of teenage drivers and front seat passengers wore seat belts, a 5 percent increase from one year earlier.

The challenge involved an initial surprise safety belt check of students, followed by a peer-designed education blitz with a final surprise safety check to determine if change of behavior occurred.

Dallastown earned the highest seat belt use in the 13th annual York/Adams High School Seat Belt Challenge. In the photo are: Sal Castro, State Farm agent; Greg Thoman, health/physical education ...

The yearly challenge, which aims to encourage youth and teens to develop a lifelong, buckle-up habit, saw a 4.9% increase in seat belt use among students at participating schools that completed ...

Two York County high schools received top honors for buckling up during the 13th annual seat belt challenge, according to the Center for Traffic Safety. Dallastown Area High School achieved the ...

The Office of Highway Safety hired an independent observational group to survey seat belt usage in each jurisdiction before and after the challenge, according to a press release from Highway Safety.