Legislation that would require all back seat passengers to wear seat belts sailed through Connecticut's General Assembly on March 19. A public health committee voted unanimously in favor of the bill that would widen the state's seat-belt law to cover everyone riding in a motor vehicle, reports the New Haven Register.
by Staff
March 21, 2018
Photo of 2018 Toyota Camry rear seat by Vince Taroc.
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Photo of 2018 Toyota Camry rear seat by Vince Taroc.
Legislation that would require all back seat passengers to wear seat belts sailed through Connecticut's General Assembly on March 19. A public health committee voted unanimously in favor of the bill that would widen the state's seat-belt law to cover everyone riding in a motor vehicle, reports the New Haven Register.
Currently Connecticut law requires drivers, front seat passengers and children under the age of 16 — no matter where they are seated — to wear seat belts. Under the new legislation, all backseat passengers regardless of age would be have to buckle up.
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If the bill ultimately becomes law, Connecticut will join the District of Colombia and 29 other states that presently mandate all back seat passengers wear seat belts.
A pioneer in seat-belt legislation, Connecticut was among the first states to enact a requirement in 1985. The state's Department of Public Health believes it is time to expand the law, noting that more than 100 of the 270 crash-related fatalities that occur in Connecticut each year could be saved if everyone in the vehicle wore a seat belt, reports the Register.
The push for the Connecticut legislation, which awaits action in the House, is set against a national landscape marked by multiple efforts to promote seat-belt compliance and improve safety.
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