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Road Traffic (Northern Ireland)Order 2007

Although it is not strictly dealt with in the order, I raise the issue of wearing seatbelts in Northern Ireland, as it comes under the order. Lives would be saved in all countries if seatbelts were worn. A survey of drivers in the Thames Valley estimated that 30 per cent of drivers do not wear seatbelts. Of that 30 per cent, had they been involved in a crash, 65 per cent would have survived. Extrapolating that across the whole country, making the non-wearing of seatbelts an endorsable offence could save 300 lives. I do not expect my noble friend to reply on this, but it would be nice if she could write to me on it in due course.