The Listín Diario reports that only 25% of the population uses seat belts when driving. The recent death of Jayson González, of the popular Los Ilegales music group, and that of baseball player José Oliva, again brought to the forefront the issue of whether the use of seat belts should become obligatory in the Dominican Republic. It is believed that Jayson and José Oliva would not have been seriously injured if they had been wearing seat belts when the accidents occurred.
