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Facts About Seat Belts
Safety belts have long been endorsed as one of the most effective ways of reducing injuries and deaths on roadways by traffic safety professionals, automobile manufacturers, and law enforcement.
Forty-nine states (all except New Hampshire) and the District of Columbia have mandatory safety belt laws.
The NHTSA estimates that 15,383 lives were saved by seat belts in 2006.
2-Point Seat Belt: A restraint system with two attachment points. A lap belt.
3-Point Seat Belt: A seat belt with both a lap and a shoulder portion, having three attachment points (one shoulder, two hips).
Lap Belt: A seat belt anchored at two points, for use across the occupant's thighs/hips.
Lap/Shoulder Belt: A seat belt that is anchored at three points and restrains the occupant at the hips and across the shoulder; also called a “combination belt”.
Occupant Restraints: Every driver and front seat passenger must wear a seat belt.
Violation of the seat belt law is a secondary offense, however violation of the child restraint law is a primary offense.
Every child who is either or both less than four (4) years of age and/or weighing less than 40 lbs. must be secured in a child restraint system when being transported in a motor vehicle. Additionally, when any child who is at least four (4) years of age but not older than fifteen (15) years of age is being transported in a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab or public safety vehicle, the operator of the motor vehicle shall have the child properly restrained either in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions in a child restraint system that meets federal motor vehicle safety standards or in an occupant restraining device.
Riding in the back of an unenclosed cargo storage area of a truck or trailer traveling over 25 mph is illegal for persons under age 16. It is illegal for everyone if the tail-gate is unlatched.
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Safety belts have long been endorsed as one of the most effective ways of reducing injuries and deaths on roadways by traffic safety professionals, automobile manufacturers, and law enforcement.
