Do we really need to make wearing a seat belt a primary (standard) offense in Florida? Isn a secondary law sufficient to enforce seat belt safety?
Even with Florida’s current secondary safety belt law, safety belt usage is only at 59 percent – well below the national average of 63 percent for secondary-law states. Experience shows that upgrading to a primary safety belt law can result in up to a 15 percent increase in safety belt usage statewide.
Related Questions
- Do we really need to make wearing a seat belt a primary (standard) offense in Florida? Isn a secondary law sufficient to enforce seat belt safety?
- Since the law says that not using a safety belt is a secondary offense, what are my legal responsibilities when riding in a taxicab?
- When did the primary offense enforcement of the seat belt law and child passenger restraint law go into effect?
