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The state’s highest seat belt use rate was 97.9 percent in 2009. Macomb County’s seat belt rate in 2024 was 90.3%. Oakland County’s rate was 93.1% and Wayne County’s rate was 88.9%.

A 2024 Oklahoma seat belt observation study shows that overall seat belt usage is 86.4% statewide, which is lower than the national average of 91.9%.

In 2023, Michigan’s seat belt use rate was 92.4 percent, a decrease of 0.5 percent from the 92.9 percent recorded in 2022. The state’s highest seat belt use rate was 97.9 percent in 2009.

Since the seat belt law’s initial introduction and subsequent upgrade more than two decades ago, seat belt usage has surged from 15.9% in 1985 to 92.4% in 2024.