Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Tuesday a new traffic safety corridor focused on increasing seat belt usage and reducing speed-related crashes on an eight-mile stretch of I-90 in Cuyahoga County.
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Since 2021, approximately one-third of all crashes on this stretch of I-90 involved people who were not wearing a seat belt, according to Governor DeWine’s press release. Since 2021, a total of 413 crashes within the newly designated Speed & Seat Belt Safety Corridor have involved excessive speed.ODOT has installed multiple road signs along the corridor to notify motorists about the increased law enforcement presence on I-90.
In Ohio, all drivers and front seat passengers are required to wear a seat belt, but according to OSHP, 62% of statewide fatal crashes since 2021 involved the death of an unbelted motorist. Ohio’s 2023 Observational Survey of Seat Belt Use found that approximately 84% of drivers and passengers statewide buckle up, which is less than the national average.
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