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Occupant Protection

Montana's seat belt usage has grown steadily over the past few years. Restraint use on most of Montana's reservations, however, is still very low. Usage in pickup trucks is lower than other passenger vehicles and the usage rate among occupants from age 15 to 25 is lower than any other age group.
OUR GOALS
  • To achieve an 85% statewide seat belt usage rate by 2009.
  • Reduce incapacitating injuries below 1,500 per year.
THE LAW
61-9-409 Seatbelts required
61-13-103 Seatbelt use required exceptions
61-9-421 Certain vehicles exempt
61-13-105 Education program
61-9-420 Child safety restraint systems
PUBLICATIONS
Booster Seats - The Missing Link (video)
Traffic Safety Problem Identification FY 2009
Occupant Protection Assessment
Occupant Protection for Child Assessment
Graduated Driver Licensing Brochure
Seat Belts and Child Restraints
Transport Your Child Safely
Teen Buckle Up Brochure
Child Safety Network

Buckle-up Bug's Activity Book
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PROGRAMS
OPI Driver's Education
Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP)
Child Safety Seat Inspection Stations
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies (HMHB)
Safe Kids Safe Communities Coalitions
Contracted Media Ads, Articles & Media Airtime
Native American Occupant Protection Pilot Program
TRAINING
2008 National Child Passenger Safety Training Dates & Locations
Child Passenger Safety Seat Training Program
CONTACT

Training & Development Specialist
State Highway Traffic Safety Bureau
406.444.0809