States are working to expand seat belt laws so that they require passengers in the back seat to wear seat belts.

Since 2007, six states have expanded their law to include back seat riders including, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Louisiana, New Jersey and Texas.

Officials from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said that the most important thing that a person can do in a vehicle, no matter where they are sitting, is to where a seat belt in order to prevent injury if an accident occurs. Last year, the national seat belt rate was 84 percent.

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