Colo. seatbelt use up to 86 percent

RBC | Last year, there were 222 unbuckled fatalities on Colorado roads—accounting for about half of the 410 total passenger vehicle deaths in the state. According to a just-released survey by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), seat belt usage in Colorado increased by 2.5 percent in 2018 after three years of decline. CDOT’s 2018 State of Colorado Statewide Seat Belt Survey shows seat belt usage improved to 86.3 percent from 83.8 percent in 2017—the first…