In Amerca do you have to wear a seat belt?

Question:
In a lot of America TV show and movies, they never seam to wear seatbelts. In Australia it is law we must wear a seat belt or you get fined and points taken off you.

Answers:

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yes we must. its the law and you can get pulled over for it. i hate to, but i know i have to. we also have very strict laws on child seats and restraints. the only exception to the seatbelt law is if the car is so old (like 60's and under) that it did not originally come with seatbelts you dont have to wear one.

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It's law here too.

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Yes. You will get pulled over and fined.

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You have to wear seat belts or you can get an tickets!!!

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I wear a seat belt and I live in Canada.

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Yes, and we get fines too if we dont.

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Movies aren't typically the best representation of real life. In the U.S., you do have to wear a seat belt. Specific laws and penalties differ from state to state.
In Indiana at least, one is not required to wear a seatbelt in a truck or SUV that has a truck license plate. However, if someone's SUV has a typical car license plate, you do have to wear a seatbelt, weird, I know.

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most of the time movies don't show real things

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It depends on the state.

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Yep. Click it or ticket!

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YES YES YES

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It is a law in most States, some places enforce it more than others. KY just passed a law that they can stop you for not wearing you belt. It used to be that you have to be doing some other violation and when they ticketed you for that they would add the seat belt fine on to it.

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I think it is the law in every state except New Hampshire where the moto is "Live free or die" but I heard that there would be less freedom there because they are trying to pass a seat belt law.

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I always wear one and am crazy about making sure my kids buckle up...

My son's partner is teaching my son to drive.?

Most states, yes. The specifics usually vary, particularly what circumstances net what fine, whether it counts for points, and whether they can pull you over for it. (In Alaska, they cannot stop you for it, but if they have any other reason to stop you, they can fine you for it)

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The only exemption I'm aware of is in vehicles which were manufactured before seat belts were required equipment. (And for states with replica title laws, vehicles which are replicas of those model years) So you don't have to wear seat belts in your '32 Ford, but you do in your '92 Ford.

What the hell is so important that people need to talk on their cell phones about while they're driving?

Seat belt wearing is a state law, not a federal law in the USA.

My son's partner is teaching my son to drive.?

It's the law here that you must wear a seat belt in the front seats and children must wear them (or be in child seats) in the back seats as well.
It's just not adhered to very well

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yep. Alot of americans like wasteing their money on seat belt tickets.

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I live in Beautiful Florida and the answer here is Yes .

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And in the TV westerns, they never stop to load their 6 shooters either. Fiction. Yes, we wear seat belts and get ticketed if we don't.

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Yes, It's the law

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no s**t

Should it be allowed for you to talk on your cell phone while driving?

Duh! You can get fined!!

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Depends on the state. The states I've lived in, Michigan and Ohio, both require them.

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I think it's dumb. While you should be made aware of the consequences, in the end it should be YOUR decision. However, I do think that all children should be strapped in.
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