What is the fine for NOT wearing your seat belt, in your area ?

In 1974 the government mandated that unless your belt was fastened a loud alarm would sound until the belt was fastened. They were universally hated and the requirement was cancelled the next year.
 

Manatee said:
In 1974 the government mandated that unless your belt was fastened a loud alarm would sound until the belt was fastened. They were universally hated and the requirement was cancelled the next year.
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our cars all have alarms which go off if you don;t fasten the seatbelts...it's against the law to drive without a seatbelt
 
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Yea I put my own in my 59 and 56 Chevy's. it was easy 1965 / 67. JUST FUN STUff.
Girlfriend never buckled up, wrapped arms around my neck. Lol

I never kilt anyone. Whew, and the roads, the snow and Ice.
 
Not wearing one if you are over 15-years old 1,500 kr. = $135
If you are the driver with someone under 15-years old without a seat belt. 2,500 kr. = $ 225
 
In South Australia ….$381 plus a $60 Victims of Crime fee …and 3 demerit points. ( had to look it up cause I always wear a seatbelt )
 
In my area / state the fine is there but since this is NOT a primary offense it is only applied if you were pulled over for something else or after a accident if they can prove you were not wearing one.
I have not seen many who are not anymore but am sure they are out there. Funny thing in the big push to use public transportation but none of the buses have seat belts / even the new rail system they are building have zero restraints.
 
In my state, the fine for not wearing a seat belt is $25 for the first offense. Subsequent offenses can cost up to $100. Court costs can also be applied, if applicable. Oddly enough, points on one's driving record are not assessed. Insurance rates, of course, can be raised upon a citation.

Passengers are also required to wear seat belts and they too can be fined.

There are the usual caveats for people who are disabled or physically unable to wear them. Law enforcement has a fair amount of discretion.

The only time I don't wear a seat belt is if I'm driving into my garage from my driveway. It's simply silly to buckle up when I'm driving 20 feet or so. Otherwise, yep, I buckle up every time.
 
My first experience with seat belts was in an airplane in the early 1960's. Dad was a fighter pilot in WWII; he also had his own business installing and/or repairing all of the electronics in planes. My oldest brother also had his pilot's license. My father and a buddy jointly bought a twin-engine, 8 passenger plane (Twin Beech, for those interested). They would take us flying and of course, everybody had to wear a seat belt. We associated seat belts with flying: SO COOL!

I remember my dad picking us up at school one day in his new car (1966/67?). When we got in, the first thing I noticed was it had seat belts, just like the plane! Buckled right up and have ever since. If I have a passenger, I will not even start the engine until they buckle up, as well.

This makes me laugh. We lived in a small, post-war house, no AC (in south Texas), very plain; my brothers slept on the back porch. In winter, Dad would put up plastic-framed window covers for them to sleep out there. There were five kids then and it was a two bedroom house. I wore my brothers' hand-me-down clothes (except for school, where I would wear the dresses my mother made). Our cars were always old beaters. My mother gardened and grew all our veggies, fruits, etc. We never went out. Yet we had an airplane and a cabin in the mountains for summer vacations. Priorities. Go figure.

Some day, I will tell you about The Duck. Now there's A Story!
 
My state it's a $30 fine for driver, $20 for a passenger.

I started wearing a seat belt when I was 18 or 19 years old, I rolled a car on its side and ended sitting with my back against the drivers side door and my feet pointing up toward the passenger door. Never driven without being belted in since, and always ask passengers to belt up.
 
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