Seat Belt laws in the US

[joanne0012]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "blpurdom" <blpurdom at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Rachel Bray" <bray.262 at o...> wrote:
> I think the only 
> > state that doesn't have a seat belt law is New 
> > Hampshire.....but I could be wrong.
>  
> Well, that certainly puts the state motto (which appears on the 
> license plates) in a new and even more disturbing light.  The NH 
> state motto is "Live Free or Die."  I hate to wonder what their 
> traffic accident fatality stats are...

NH's mortality rate is actually below average -- 1.2 deaths per 100,000 miles 
driven; the national average is 1.5.  

The statistics are very counter-intuitive.  Massachusetts, renowned for its 
terrible "Boston drivers," has the lowest fatality rate.  Wyoming is 
third-highest, even though there are so few drivers out there to run into each 
other!  Looks to me like driving speed must be a major factor..

http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/sr2000/components/lifestyle/motor.html