Getting caught without a seatbelt could cost Montana drivers five times the current fine under a proposed bill. Sen. Dick Barrett argued that seatbelt violators should be fined $100, up from $20. The Democrat from Missoula introduced Senate Bill 165 …
A Utah lawmaker will introduce a measure this session that would add teeth to the state’s seatbelt law by empowering police to pull someone over solely for not wearing their seatbelt. Republican Rep. Lee Perry, a supervisor with the Utah …
A Rhode Island city has cited 178 people for seatbelt violations in a single week as part of a national campaign to encourage motor vehicle safety. The Warwick Police Department announced Wednesday that officers issued the citations for violating the …
Nebraska lawmakers will consider a series of measures aimed at seatbelt violations and texting while driving. A committee will hear three measures Monday that are intended to reduce highway fatalities. Nebraska reported 211 traffic deaths last year, an upswing after …