Buckle Up For Safety! Becomes A Law
Prior to May 2007, people in Maine over the age of sixteen were not legally required to wear seat belts. Now everyone must wear one.
A new Maine seat belt law states that all travelers in a vehicle must now wear a seat belt, with no exceptions. The law also states that Maine police can now pull you over if they suspect you or your passengers are not wearing seat belts.
Passed on May 3, 2007, the new seat belt law coincides with a recent study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which found that approximately one in five Americans do not regularly wear seatbelts. Even more astounding is that an estimated 64 percent of passengers killed in nighttime accidents were not wearing seat belts.
At the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein we see an endless stream of victims of traffic accidents. Don't become a statistic. Buckle up, and make sure everyone in the car has a seatbelt on, too.
So Buckle Up For Safety! – Because Now It’s The Law!
