Comments on: Seat belt fines http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/seat-belt-fines/ Contains no trans-fats, lead or red dye #2 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:08:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 hourly 1 By: jim http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/seat-belt-fines/comment-page-1/#comment-399 jim Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:00:37 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/seat-belt-fines/#comment-399 Hi Laurel, the signs were added as emphasis because the nighttime seat belt usage was found to be much less. The WA Traffic Safety Commission received funding from the NHTSA for a program emphasizing nighttime patrols. (See <a href="http://www.wtsc.wa.gov/programs/nightime_sb.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>). From the site: <blockquote>During a recent nighttime seat belt survey contracted by WTSC, preliminary results showed an 86% nighttime seat belt use rate. This is 10% points below the state seat belt use rate (96.3%), which is the highest seat belt rate in the USA and the world.</blockquote> Hi Laurel, the signs were added as emphasis because the nighttime seat belt usage was found to be much less. The WA Traffic Safety Commission received funding from the NHTSA for a program emphasizing nighttime patrols. (See here). From the site:

During a recent nighttime seat belt survey contracted by WTSC, preliminary results showed an 86% nighttime seat belt use rate. This is 10% points below the state seat belt use rate (96.3%), which is the highest seat belt rate in the USA and the world.

]]> By: Laurel Fan http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/seat-belt-fines/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Laurel Fan Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:36:22 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/seat-belt-fines/#comment-398 Here's a question: I've noticed that they say "Day and Night", and it looks like the "Day and Night" part was stuck on afterwards. Any idea why? Interesting thing I learned from your link #5 is that you are allowed to ride in the back of a pickup truck. And I like this question: If a person is sitting in a ferry line in their car waiting for a ferry will they be ticketed for not wearing a seat belt? No, they will not be ticketed. Here’s a question: I’ve noticed that they say “Day and Night”, and it looks like the “Day and Night” part was stuck on afterwards. Any idea why?

Interesting thing I learned from your link #5 is that you are allowed to ride in the back of a pickup truck.

And I like this question:

If a person is sitting in a ferry line in their car waiting for a ferry will they be ticketed for not wearing a seat belt?
No, they will not be ticketed.

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