It is estimated conservatively that the seat belt law provides benefits of $15 million per month in Illinois.doi:10.1016/0022-4375(93)90007-ASteven M. RockJournal of Safety ResearchRock, S.M., 1992. Impact of the Illinois seat belt use law on accidents, deaths, and injuries. Evaluation ...
In states that require the use of seat belts by all drivers and front-seat passengers, the failure to use a seat belt is a violation that carries a fine. In most of these states, police officers do not stop persons in vehicles for failing to use a seat belt. This is called a seconda...
''The big heaters were all over this one,'' said one Illinois lawmaker at the time. ''They were all working on us. I haven't seen a bill this heavily lobbied in a long time.'' There were even accusations that G.M. was putting pressure on states to either pass a seat belt la...
have gone a long way toward their goal of bypassing the federal regulations. In recent months, they have successfully lobbied for mandatory seat belt laws in the big states of New York, New Jersey and Illinois. Similar measures are pending in 32 ...
But a state study found that use of front seat belts in cars and vans had increased to almost 69 percent this year from about 16 percent before the law took effect in 1985.In both Missouri and Illinois, police can't stop a driver simply for not wearing a seat belt; another violation ...
Rock, S.M., 1992. Impact of the Illinois seat belt use law on accidents, deaths, and injuries. Evaluation Review 16, 491±507.Rock SM. Impact of the Illinois seat belt use law on accidents, deaths, and injuries. Evaluation Review 1992;16:491-507....
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