Rear Seatbelt Usage Rate Drops by 5.6 Points to 57% in the Prefecture.

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".
By AI of "Isesaki FM".

A survey by JAF found that the rate of back seat seat belt use in cars driving on public roads in the prefecture was 57.1% last year, down 5.6 points from the previous year.
Meanwhile, the seat belt use rate among drivers remained at a high level at 98.8%.
In Japan, wearing seat belts in all seats was made mandatory with the enforcement of the revised Road Traffic Act in 2008. However, wearing seat belts in the back seats has not yet been fully adopted.
For safety reasons, wearing seat belts in all seats is required.