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Table 5: Estimates of seat belt use
by seating position in light-duty vehicles*
Prov./
Terr. |
Percentage of occupants wearing seat belts in light-duty vehicles** |
Driver
(%) |
Front
Centre
(%) |
Front
Right
(%) |
Rear
Left
(%) |
Rear
Centre
(%) |
Rear
Right
(%) |
All
(%) |
Nfld. |
93.0 |
61.5 |
92.5 |
79.7 |
80.7 |
83.8 |
92.1 |
P.E.I. |
88.3 |
51.4 |
84.6 |
80.2 |
95.4 |
79.3 |
86.7 |
N.S. |
88.3 |
44.7 |
87.3 |
90.5 |
91.7 |
88.9 |
88.0 |
N.B. |
91.9 |
66.0 |
92.7 |
84.2 |
84.3 |
90.3 |
91.4 |
Que. |
91.0 |
31.5 |
91.4 |
71.1 |
61.7 |
72.5 |
89.0 |
Ont. |
93.5 |
69.5 |
91.9 |
86.0 |
85.7 |
84.4 |
92.5 |
Man. |
83.2 |
62.6 |
81.1 |
79.4 |
74.8 |
78.2 |
82.3 |
Sask. |
93.5 |
58.7 |
90.1 |
84.1 |
85.3 |
83.8 |
91.7 |
Alta. |
85.6 |
69.5 |
84.3 |
85.3 |
77.3 |
80.0 |
84.9 |
B.C. |
92.2 |
35.3 |
91.2 |
85.2 |
65.7 |
78.7 |
90.8 |
Y.T. |
78.3 |
55.7 |
78.4 |
77.7 |
77.5 |
80.8 |
78.1 |
N.W.T. |
64.4 |
32.5 |
62.1 |
55.3 |
58.5 |
52.8 |
62.7 |
Nunavut |
15.3 |
2.2 |
11.2 |
11.4 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
13.4 |
Canada |
91.1 |
54.4 |
90.1 |
82.2 |
76.3 |
80.5 |
89.9 |
* Seat belt laws in some jurisdictions can exempt certain individuals
from wearing seat belts.
** Light-duty vehicles include passenger cars, passenger vans and light trucks.
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