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The chart that Dave posted is pretty inconclusive, in my view. It don't think you can compare this to seatbelts, the evidence for seatbelts working is overwhelming.
A chart summarises the data. The outcry against seatbelts at the time was similar to the antivax arguments, which are based upon views rather than just data.
I have to agree the chart is inconclusive. COVID messes up the later years which also happen to be the ones after road to zero started.
I think National claiming it isn't working is a bit ridiculous though, like investing in shares, seeing the price drop in one year, then deciding investing doesn't work.