【Morethan30,000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjuredeachyear.Ataspeedofonly30milesperhouritisthesameasfallingfromathird-floorwindow.Wearingaseabeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeathors】
Morethan30,000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjuredeachyear.Ataspeedofonly30milesperhouritisthesameasfallingfromathird-floorwindow.Wearingaseabeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeathorseriousinjurybymorethanhalf.Thereforedriversorfrontseatpassengersover14inmostvehiclesmustwearaseatbelt.Ifyoudonot,youcouldbefinedupto$50.Itwillnotbeuptothedriverstomakesureyouwearyourbelt.Butitwillbethedriver’sresponsibilitytomakesurethatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltofsomekind.
However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyouarereversingyourvehicle;oryouaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle;orifyouhaveavalidmedicalcertificatewhichexcusesyoufromwearingit.Makesurethesecircumstancesapplytoyoubeforeyoudecidenottowearyourseatbelt.Rememberyoumaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprovetothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfromwearingit.