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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 ...
Violating California’s seat belt code can result in a fine of $162, according to the state Office of Traffic Safety. If kids under 16 are not properly buckled up, the parent or driver could get ...
A reader asked The Sacramento Bee if it’s legal to adjust your seat belt “to keep it chafing your neck.”
California:California child car seat safety laws take into account the child's height and weight when determining an appropriate seat. Children should remain in a child restraint device as long as ...
49 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws requiring seat belt use by at least all occupants of the front seat. New Hampshire is the only state with no such requirement for adults (anyone under eighteen must use a seat belt).
Front seats as defined by the law includes the first row of seats behind the driver for public utility buses. Those below the age of six are prohibited to occupy the front seats of motor vehicles even if wearing a seat belt. Jeepneys are only required to have lap belts for the front seat passengers and the driver. [18] [19]
49 states, the District of Columbia and the five inhabited territories have passed laws requiring seat belt use by at least all occupants of the front seat. New Hampshire is the only state with no such requirement for adults (anyone under eighteen must use a seat belt). Some states also require rear seat occupants to wear seat belts.
The laws are part of a new set of traffic safety laws passed by the legislature this year. One was written to protect backseat passengers from serious injury or death in a crash, the other to make ...