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1/12/05-Rep. James Pilliod, R-Belmont, recently filed legislation that would permit police to ticket unbelted drivers and passengers in vehicles pulled over for another traffic violation, such as speeding or a bad taillight.
New Hampshire, whose motto is “Live Free or Die,” has long resisted a universal seat-belt law, though every other state has one.
However, the state is being forced to spend a portion of its federal highway money on traffic safety because the state doesn’t have a stricter seat belt law.
The federal government mandated in 2001 that states pass the provision or spend a percentage of federal highway dollars on public safety projects such as drunken driving checkpoints and installing cables in medians to prevent crossover accidents.
New Hampshire, whose motto is “Live Free or Die,” has long resisted a universal seat-belt law, though every other state has one.
However, the state is being forced to spend a portion of its federal highway money on traffic safety because the state doesn’t have a stricter seat belt law.
The federal government mandated in 2001 that states pass the provision or spend a percentage of federal highway dollars on public safety projects such as drunken driving checkpoints and installing cables in medians to prevent crossover accidents.