I woke up this morning as I was reminded of this commercial. How odd to pull it out of my memory. I wonder how many people felt (or still feel) it unfair to have this safety guidance put into place. As far as I can remember back, I had always worn a seat belt. My parents made me! Were they being controlling? I didn't think of such things in a legal way. I was too young to understand the litigation involved with creating and passing laws.
I remember when I was a child
growing up in the 60s and a time when my parents were looking at used
cars. Some had seat belts. It wasn’t a required feature at the time,
though the newer models did offer lap belts.
I don’t know when the strap part was finally introduced. I remember seeing this commercial promoting
the safety for wearing belts. According
to this site, by 2018 all but one state had made using a seat belt (now called safety
belt) had made wearing the devise a mandatory part of driving. This site shows which states have
authorization to pull one over for not having a seat belt. There
are 15 states in which a citation for no seat belt may be issued when the driver
has been pulled over for another misdemeanor.
Just a reminder, I had posted a
survival story about the seat belt and car seat here.
