Standard Safety Belt
Thank you for requesting a copy of the National Committee’s MODEL STANDARD SAFETY BELT LAW (APPROVED - 7/25/97)
This model project was begun as a result of requests from member states, traffic safety leaders, the federal government and the public to respond to the challenge of making our nation’s roads as safe as possible through the use of safety belts. Organizations who have provided input and assisted with the development of this Working Draft include: Air Bag Safety Campaign, Archer Analysis and Advocacy, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, National Association of Governors Highway Safety Representatives, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National SAFE KIDS Campaign, and the National Transportation Safety Board. This draft is now an official product of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances. This model law may be considered by the full National Committee for inclusion in the Uniform Vehicle Code. The process utilized to develop this model draft included numerous written revisions and lively discussions aimed at creating a model which will be useful to the largest number of legislatures. The Task Force completed a draft, which was circulated for nearly four months of comment. When all comments were received, the Task Force reconvened and addressed each comment, resulting in the draft included here. The overall purpose of the Task Forces in drafting these model laws was to provide guidance to those states wishing to redesign their restraint laws. The Committee recommends that states review their current safety belt and child restraint laws to see if gaps exist and if adoption of this model or the Model Child Restraint Use Law could assist in removing those gaps. One final note...we would like to hear from you if you choose to utilize this model. We would appreciate your sending us the basic information on its use, such as name and affiliation of user, editing and drafting changes, and specific plans for use. And, of course, should you be successful in passing legislation based on this draft, we would like to receive a copy of your new law. For further information, response materials or to comment on this law, please call, fax, e-mail at ncutloceo@rica.net or write to: the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances (NCUTLO),1-800-807-5290, at the address to the right.
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