seat belts
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Featured Stories Safety Guides Safety Stats Backup Cameras- April 26, 2023 764We’ve got nothing against car mods, as long as they’re practical, seamlessly integrated, and improve safety. What we do have a problem with, is the type of aftermarket modification that leaves your vehicle unsafer than it was when it came off the assembly line....
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News Featured Stories- October 16, 2017 634
A California state law effective July 2018 will require drivers and passengers of commercial buses, such as Greyhound, to wear seat belts. The law includes a $20 fine for the first violation and a $50 fine for the next. Parents are held responsible for making sure children under 16 are buckled up. The companies of charter buses are also responsible for children using seat belts.
Seat Belt Laws
The new law, SB20 by state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, easily passed both houses. California Jerry Brown signed it last week. According the to National Transportation Safety board, there are 21 bus fatalities...
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Safety Community- October 06, 2014 30
One in five parents of young children bend the car safety rules by allowing kids to ride without seat belts, car seats, or booster seats, says Linda Carroll of NBC News. Even more shocking is that 61% have seen other parents bending the rules when carpooling, according to a report released this week by Safe Kids Worldwide.
Funded by the General Motors Foundation, the report was based on an online survey of 1,000 parents of kids from 4-10. What is the exact number of carpooling parents who fail to use restraints? That is a statistic that would be hard to come by.
“Somewhere between...
