This report is submitted in response to Executive Order 13043 and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees’ request to the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to keep the President and the Committees apprised of the activities of the national Buckle Up America campaign. This report highlights the activities of the campaign from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.

OVERVIEW OF THE Buckle Up America CAMPAIGN

National Safety Belt Use Goal

  • To increase the national safety belt use rate to 82 percent by the end of 2006.

Four-Point Plan

  • Enact strong legislation.
  • Maintain active, high-visibility law enforcement.
  • Build public-private partnerships.
  • Conduct well-coordinated, effective public education.
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