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Buckling up your seat belt in the back seat could become just as important as buckling up while sitting in the front seat of a car.

More and More states have put laws into place requiring rear-seat passengers to wear seat belts.

But that still doesn't necessarily mean everyone is buckling up.

LeaseTrader.com polled more than 1,000 men and women who live in states with and without rear seat belt laws.

In states that don't have a rear seat belt law in place for adults above...

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The prospect of getting slapped with a $142 ticket that can double with the second offense has led to more people buckling up behind the wheel, according to the California Highway Patrol. "Seat belt usage is up due to the 'Click It or Ticket' campaign," CHP Officer Chris Parker said. However, LeaseTrader.com, a consumer review, advocacy and car leasing website, has found in a recent study that some people are still not wearing seat belts, particularly if they sit in the back...

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Even though gasoline prices are rising and jobs remain scarce, new surveys are finding that Americans are growing more optimistic about the economy. Confidence is now at the highest level in three years.

On Friday, the closely watched Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan survey showed that in February, the consumer sentiment index rose to 77.5, up from 74.2 in January. That marked the highest level since January 2008.

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Most people do. The undeniable safety advantages, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's ubiquitous "Click It or Ticket" campaign, the fear of seeing those flashing lights in your rearview mirror all help explain why, according to the NHTSA, more than 80 percent of front-seat passengers buckle up.

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Of all new cars purchased in 2011 in the United States, nearly 24 percent will be leased, according to an estimate from TrueCar.com. That would be the highest percentage of American car leases in at least 15 years.

Many more Americans are leasing cars as a way to save money, since monthly lease payments often are lower than monthly loan payments. However, drivers who lease cars sometimes overlook one important part of the equation: auto insurance.

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Earlier this week, the closely watched Consumer Confidence Index showed that in February, confidence surged, marking the fifth consecutive month of increases. The index stood at 70.4, up sharply from 64.8 in January.

The private survey, conducted monthly by Conference Board Consumer Research Center, gauges the perceptions of consumers about job and business conditions, as well as their outlook for the next six months.

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LeaseTrader.com, which operates a market for people to sell their car leases, said the rate of credit application approvals increased for first-time customers during the final quarter of 2010.

Credit application approvals increased by 4.5% since the start of October and have continued in positive territory to begin 2011, the company said.

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The prospect of getting slapped with a $142 ticket that can double with the second offense has led to more people buckling up behind the wheel, according to the California Highway Patrol.

"Seat belt usage is up due to the 'Click It or Ticket' campaign," CHP Officer Chris Parker said.

But LeaseTrader.com, a consumer review, advocacy and car leasing website, has found during a recent study that some people are still not wearing seat belts, particularly if they sit in the back seat...

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Car shoppers and sellers are apt to be busy perusing various high-tech auto information upgrades entering the Lowcountry market.

But they also may be ignoring something as basic as a back seat restraint.

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Tapping into car prices A Charleston company believes it has developed a tool for car dealers to access vehicle prices as fast as you can punch keys on a mobile phone.

Selig Technologies, a self-proclaimed "automotive solution software" provider, said that its...

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HAVEN”T THEY EVER HEARD OF PRINCESS DIANA???? Many experts have stated that if she would have been wearing her seat belt, she would have survived the horrible accident which took her life!

It started out as a simple question – how often do people wear a seat belt in the back seat? Knowing that more states have enacted laws requiring rear-seat passengers to wear seat belts, a recent poll by LeaseTrader.com’s customer advisor specialists were curious to know how effective these...

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