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Close to 800 cases of seat belt violations every month; safety experts stress importance of buckling up
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More than half of the 30 people polled by The Straits Times admitted to not belting up when sitting in the back seat of taxis, private-hire cars or cars driven by people they knew.
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Adrian Lim, Esther Koh, Nathanael Phang
SINGAPORE - Every month, there are close to 800 cases of passengers and drivers caught by the authorities for failing to belt up in their vehicles.
While last year's 9,541 cases formed a slight dip from the 9,836 cases in 2016, road safety experts reiterated the importance of wearing seat belts in reducing the severity of accident injuries, in the wake of a number of fatal accidents recently.
