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Article: TIGHTER SEAT BELT LAW OK'D BY SENATE
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- May 19, 2006
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Police officers would be permitted to pull over drivers for not
wearing seat belts under a controversial bill approved by the Senate
yesterday.
After weeks of delay and wrangling as some lawmakers attempted to
kill the proposal, the Senate passed the so-called primary seat belt
law by a surprisingly wide margin, 24-15. It still must clear the
House, where opponents may try once more to block its passage. In
January, the House approved the same measure by only three votes.
Governor Mitt Romney has said he would sign the bill. It would
make failure to wear a seat belt a "primary offense" and allow police
to stop drivers for a seat belt infraction, even if they aren't
breaking any other laws. ...