[Spridgets] Seat belts

[Bill L]

Hello Peter,

      The general rule is that they cannot make you retrofit safety
      equipment. As someone else stated the first FEDERAL law was took
      effect in 1968,.... BUT.....

      Here in Washington State, any car sold after January 1st, 1964
      was required to be fitted with seat belts. In the same
      legislation, it stated that any car sold in another locality not
      so equipped was to be given 60 days (or is it 30) to have them
      installed. Interesting enough, all the laws dealing with child
      safety seats reference the laws about seat belts, so, if you are
      driving a child in car that was not originally required to have
      seat belts, you don't have to use a child safety seat!

      Our seat belt law was originally a secondary offense, just like,
      apparently Westconsin, but now they can pull you over if they
      determine that you aren't wearing one. I've never had a problem
      with just lap belts in the Sprite.

      As a side note, talking on a cell phone in a car is required to
      be  done using a hands free device, but it too passed as a
      secondary offense.... It won't be long before it too becomes a
      reason to pull ya over..

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Best regards,
 Bill L.                           mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
 
 '66 Sprite MKIII HAN8L49403   "the red thing"
 
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