Safety belt laws vary by State. Some states have primary seatbelt laws and some have secondary seatbelt laws. The different is that primary laws allow police offers to pull over a driver that is not wearing a seatbelt soley for that reason. Secondary law states require another offense to be pulled over and then the driver can be ticketed for not wearing his/her seatbelt.
28 states plus the District of Columbia are "primary states" and another 21 are "secondary" states. The debate between primary and secondary states has become more critical since federal funds are available to those states that enact primary driver safety belt laws.
No matter what the case of "primary" vs "secondary" seat belt use saves lives. The bottom line is fatalities decrease when safety belt use increases. Seat belt use is at an all time high use of 83% and thousands of lives could have been saved had drivers and passengers worn their seat belts.
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