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The number of traffic accidents decreased in 2020, but the number of Texans killed while not wearing a seat belt increased by 16 percent, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
In 2020, 1,073 fatalities were attributed to not wearing seat belts, up from 926 fatalities in 2019. Buckling up reduces the risk of dying in a traffic accident by 45 percent for people in the front seat of…