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The first seat belt law was a federal law, Title 49 of the United States Code, Chapter 301, Motor Safety Standard, which took effect on January 1, 1968, that required all vehicles (except buses) to be fitted with seat belts in all designated seating positions. [1]
7 The term “seat belt defense” dates back to a time when the only belts in a car were lap belts (seat belts). Now, a three-point harness is used (lap and shoulder belts), so the term “safety belt”
Michigan has a primary seat belt law, which means law enforcement can stop and ticket motorists solely for not being buckled up. The law requires: Passengers 8-15 to buckle up in all seating positions; Drivers and front seat passengers to be buckled up; Michigan's child passenger safety law requires: Children younger than age 4 to ride in a car ...
6 lut 2024 · Michigan Seat Belt Laws Overview. February 6, 2024 by Steven M. Gursten. The Michigan seat belt laws, which first took effect in 1985, have achieved a usage rate of 92%. It is a primary offense not to wear a seatbelt, which means the police can stop and ticket a driver for not wearing one.
31 lip 2015 · In 1984, seat belt use in Michigan was below 20%. It rose to 60% shortly after the law went into effect in July 1985, according to state police. It then dropped to 45% before going up again ...
9 mar 2020 · MSP said the seat belt law is one of the main reasons traffic fatalities in Michigan have fallen from nearly 1,500 per year in the 1990s to less than 1,000 in 2018. “Over the last two decades,...
