How often do you wear a car seatbelt?

Always, as the driver and the passenger:

 82%

Always as the driver, not always as the passenger:

 7%

Always as the passenger, not always as the driver:

 1%

Sometimes:

 7%

Never:

 2%

How often do all the passengers in your car wear seatbelts?

Always:

 60%

Almost always:

 33%

Hardly ever:

 6%

Never:

 1%

Which celebrity uttered the line that made you most likely to be safety conscious?

Gina Gershon in Driven (2001): "Fasten your seatbelt. It's going to be a bumpy ride.":

 27%

Bette Davis in All About Eve (1950): "Fasten your seatbelt. It's going to be a bumpy night.":

 59%

Janet Jackson on The Velvet Rope album (1997): "Fasten your seatbelt, darling. It's going to be a bumpy ride.":

 13%

Over the past several years, has seatbelt usage in Missouri seemed to you to be getting better or worse?

It seems like more people are wearing them:

 67%

It seems like fewer people are wearing them:

 8%

It's about the same now as it has been:

 25%

Which of the following real-life products are you most likely to purchase?

An ergonomically correct chair made of seatbelt material:

 9%

A high-fashion belt made of seatbelt material, with a prestige auto buckle:

 3%

A colorful purse or brief case made of seatbelt material:

 12%

A sturdy backpack made of seatbelt material:

 16%

Quit getting poll questions from St. Louis Magazine:

 60%

Which characteristic is most likely to determine whether or not someone wears a seatbelt?

Gender:

 17%

Age:

 33%

Height:

 2%

Education:

 41%

Income:

 2%

Weight:

 6%

How often do you see very small children in cars without the legally required child seats or booster seats?

Every day:

 26%

Once in a while:

 47%

Hardly ever/Never:

 27%

Enforcement for failing to wear a seatbelt in Missouri is secondary, meaning officers must have stopped you for another traffic violation. Should police officers be allowed to stop and ticket drivers just for not wearing seat belts?

Yes:

 52%

No:

 48%

What should be the maximum fine for failing to wear a car seatbelt?

$5:

 6%

$50:

 58%

$500:

 18%

There should not be a fine:

 17%

A man in southern Illinois recently went to jail rather pay a fine for failing to wear the seatbelt he considers dangerous. Do you think that wearing seatbelts is dangerous?

Yes:

 3%

Yes, but less dangerous than not wearing one:

 39%

No:

 58%

Should people who don't wear seatbelts be allowed to collect full compensation for injuries they sustain in car accidents?

Yes, of course:

 29%

No, of course not:

 71%

Has a seatbelt ever saved your life or the life of someone in your immediate family?

Yes, both:

 11%

Yes, mine:

 9%

Yes, a family member's:

 20%

No:

 59%

Which of the following prudent safety devices are you least likely to use?

A life jacket while I'm boating:

 17%

A helmet while I'm riding my bicycle:

 26%

A helmet while I'm skiing:

 22%

A seat belt while I'm driving my car:

 3%

A roommate with an alibi:

 32%

Should local school districts be required to provide seatbelts in school buses?

Yes:

 55%

Yes, but it's easier to bathe cats than to get kids to wear them:

 27%

No:

 19%

Should local taxi and limo operators be fined if their drivers allow passengers to ride without wearing seatbelts?

Yes for both taxis and limos:

 28%

Yes for taxis, no for limos:

 12%

Yes for limos, no for taxis:

 2%

No for both, unless the limo is one of those huge Hummers:

 59%

Properly operated, which of the following vehicle types do you think is most dangerous on the road?

A bicycle:

 18%

A motor scooter, like a Vespa:

 19%

A motorcycle, like a Harley Davidson:

 36%

A car:

 27%