Only 2.4 per cent of the citizens wore rear seatbelts in the city, a research study revealed recently. 

As per observations in Mumbai, it was found that 98.2 per cent of people did not use rear seatbelts. Around 90 per cent of Mumbai respondents felt the need for a strict law enforcing the usage of rear seatbelts. The major reason for not wearing rear seatbelts in Mumbai was that people think it is not mandatory to wear the same, a report citing the survey stated.