Seat Belt Laws: Necessary Or Irresponsible?

There are many people who do not understand the importance of seat belts for safety. They do not wear their seat belts even though they know the mortality statistics. Most of them think that seat belts do not help when an accident occurs. We have all made the excuse that the seat belt is uncomfortable. Driving is a dangerous duty that should always be practiced with more caution and care. Some people think that not wearing a seatbelt is rebellious. Other people think that they will never get into accident. Some of the consequences of not wearing a seat belt is that you could die, you can get injured and many more. So far, the only way to avoid these consequences from happening is to wear a seatbelt.

Recently, a primary seat belt law was proposed during a legislative meeting for our state. The law would allow for drivers to be pulled over specifically for not wearing their seat belts. Currently, only 77 percent of Montanans buckle-up. This is much lower than the national average of 88 percent and significantly less than Texas, Washington, and Oregon, where fines ranging from $110 to $200 likely play a part in about 94 percent of people buckling up. Similar bills were proposed in Montana in 2011 and 2013, but they did not pass. Whether the primary seat belt law goes through or not, there are several things you can do to help prevent anyone in your family from suffering a personal injury in a vehicle accident.

We should put seat belts on buses because the students stand up while the bus is moving and that is dangerous.Also i think it’s safer if we had seat belts on buses.

School buses, for as long as anyone can remember, have had no seat belts and children, for the most part, have been fine and ultimately safe. People may think this is unsafe and it sort of is but if something were to happen and these children could not get out of their seats fast enough a lot of circumstances could go wrong. Children enjoy their first bus ride and they do not want to be bombarded with all of this controversy over whether or not it is safe; they just want to get to school and back home. That is all a school bus is really, a short ride to and from school. Seat belts should not be required for school buses because children most likely would not wear them anyway and that could cause more danger, children should have a say as to whether they wear a seatbelt or not, and seat belts can cause a restricting situation where students could not exit the bus quickly and safely.

Across the United States, every year millions of license drivers choose to ride motorcycles rather than drive automobiles for a variety of reasons; Reasons range from individual pleasure to a much more cost effective way to travel. The universal motorcycle helmet law debate over the past forty years has revolved around whether the federal government should adopt a universal helmet law that mandates all motorcyclists to wear helmets at all times when riding to reduce societies economic cost, or whether the individual rider should have the right to choose rather to wear or not wear a helmet.

Since the implementation of mandatory seat belt laws studies have shown that seat belt usage has increased while traffic fatalities have decreased. Seat belt usage rates increased from 17% to 79% in the U.S. between 1983 and 2003 (Houston & Richardson, 2006). All U.S. states except New Hampshire have mandatory seat belt laws for adults. Currently, there are two types of seat belt enforcement, primary and secondary. To date, 34 states have a primary enforcement law which allows a police officer to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle and issue a citation for no other reason than the fact that the driver is not wearing a seat belt. A benefit to a state having a primary enforcement law is that in 2016 seat belt usage was up 92% according to the CDC (2017).

Seat belts should be required on school buses for a lot of foreseen reasons. Seatbelts can make school buses so much safer in so many different ways. One reason why seat belts should be required on school buses is that it will save students' lives. According to an article released by the “Today” show “About 440,000 school buses carry 24 million kids each and every day during the school year, which can be dangerous if the bus gets in a crash. Undoubtedly, school buses should be required to have seat belts if 24 million kids ride school buses each day.

I believe that the government has the responsibility to legislate good health throughout the communities that it overlooks. The extent of the laws they implement should depend on the health of their communities. For example, if a community has a high rate of motor vehicle deaths the government should enact a law that requires PRIMARY seatbelt usage as well as consequences for not following the law. On the other hand, if a community has a low rate of motor vehicle deaths the government has the right to enact a law that requires secondary seatbelt usage. Though the government has a responsibility to their community they should never be overbearing with their decisions because it erases the autonomy and individuality of the individuals within the community. It also causes the

We have all heard the excuses before, "It's uncomfortable, I'm only going around the corner", I'd rather be thrown out of a car than be stuck in a seatbelt," and my favorite, "I'm a good driver I don't need to wear one." Well you may be a good driver but there are situations beyond your control such as bad weather, road conditions and not to mention other drivers that can affect your safety. Seat belts can mean the difference between life and death in an auto accident. Wearing a seat belt every time you enter a vehicle is not only the smart thing to do it is the right thing because it saves lives, it's the law and it will save you money.

When you first get into your car, what is the first thing you do? Turn the car on? Put the music on? Adjust your mirrors? What about wearing your seat belt? Your seat belt is the one component that will keep you safe while you are driving or if you are in an accident. Many people today seem to take seat belts for granted. Most people believe it is the only the driver and passenger`s obligation to wear a seatbelt and no one else has to wear them. Everyone no matter who they are should always wear a seatbelt and there has to be action taken in regards to this matter. The federal government should regulate seatbelt usage by legislating a universal law which requires all passengers to wear a seat belts, creating substantial fines for each passenger

An enormous division currently exists between the people who believe that automobile safety should be an option and those that feel it must be a requirement. The federal government feels the morally obligated to create the safest driving environment possible. On the other end of the spectrum, opinions exist that the average driver has ability to make the choice of safety on their own. Editorials, political assemblies, debates, and conversations have arrived on the concept of click it or ticket. This idea refers to ticketing any motor vehicle driver and passenger that is not fastened by a seat belt. Arguments have been made for both sides, and have been reviewed in multiple states.

There are two different "parts" of the seat belt law. "The primary law allows law enforcement officers to ticket a driver or passenger for not wearing a seat belt without any other traffic offense taking place"(GHSA). However, the secondary law only lets officers give you a ticket if there is another traffic violation. The secondary law is not followed in Georgia, though.

Attention-arousing material: Do you know that every hour someone dies in crash simply from not buckling his or her seat belt and you can be a victim if you don’t simple buckle it when you get in your car?

The number one cause of death in U.S. children are motor vehicle accidents, but many of these can be prevented. Buckling children into car seats, booster seats and seat belts helps reduce the risk of injury while in a motorized vehicle. According to the CDC, “car seats reduces the risk of deaths to infants by 71%, and toddlers by 54%”. For the nation as the whole the average car seat usage is around 80% but for the Navajo nation it is much lower at around 35%. This shows the basic lack of education the Navajo people are receiving on the matter. Car Seat usage is a very serious public health issue on the Navajo nation. Some areas where more education has been provided see a rise to about 60%. Restraint use among young children often depends

Rules and policies are set in place to provide safety and structure in any organization. One will explain how an awareness of adopting standardized policies for responding to emergency scenes can minimize near-misses, injuries and deaths.