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Most seat belt laws in the United States are left to state law. However, the recommended age for a child to sit in the front passenger seat is 13. The first seat belt law was a federal law, Title 49 of the United States Code, Chapter 301, Motor Safety Standard, which took effect on January 1, 1968, that required all vehicles (except buses) to be fitted with seat belts in all designated seating ...
Rep. Jon Cross, R-Findlay, has introduced a bill to make not wearing a seat belt a primary offense, meaning police can stop a vehicle if they see it.
The percentage of fatalities in any seat not wearing a belt rose from 21% in 2022 to 25% last year. Between 2019 and 2023, the figure was highest between 10pm and 4am (around 50%), and during ...
Crash victims aged 17-29 were the most likely not to be wearing a seatbelt in 2021, according to data published by the Department for Transport.
Seat belt legislation requires the fitting of seat belts to motor vehicles and the wearing of seat belts by motor vehicle occupants to be mandatory. Laws requiring the fitting of seat belts to cars have in some cases been followed by laws mandating their use, with the effect that thousands of deaths on the road have been prevented.
In fact, a child under 13 is involved in a crash every 33 seconds. [5] Education and proper use of air bags, car seats, booster seats and seat belts helps save lives and can prevent injuries and deaths on our nation’s roads every day. Placing children in appropriate car seats and booster seats reduces serious and fatal injuries by more than ...
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It is listed that passengers 18+ are not required by law to wear a seat belt in the back seat. In May of 2013 Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed a law that makes wearing seat belts mandatory in Hawaii for front and back seat occupants of a vehicle.