seat belts

Starting tomorrow, Saturday, April 23, 2022, Louisiana Law Enforcement will be looking out for people not wearing a seat belt while riding in pickup trucks. This is all part of a week-long initiative to crack down on seat belt violations.

Each participant will receive a certificate.

Half of the children under the age of six who have died in a crash did not have their child safety seats buckled properly.

Troopers remind drivers to always designate a driver.

Law enforcement officers remind drivers to follow the law by buckling their seat belts.

Persons afraid of drowning in a water crash have even more reason to wear their seat belts and can actually be placing themselves in more danger for not wearing their seat belt during such a situation.

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More than 60 percent of overnight fatalities are the result of people not wearing their seat belts, according to Master Trooper Brooks David with Louisiana State Police.

Louisiana State Police Troop I spokesperson Brooks David said police cannot search your personal vehicle without a warrant or without probable cause.

Are police officers required to use seat belts, and why are they allowed to use their laptops while driving?

The LPSS transportation director said he supports installing seat belts on school buses, but the endeavor would be a financial strain and a "monumental liability."

Sometimes surviving a crash has unintended consequences.

It's time we raise the penalty for having unrestrained passengers. How much is the life of a child worth?

Anytime you can increase manpower it's very positive.

Our internal organs are traveling with us and have to stop also.

Sometimes even seat belts can't prevent a fatality.