I believe that California was the first state to have a mandatory seatbelt law. When they first initiated it , the policy was that they could not pull you over solely for a seatbelt violation but you would be cited if you were pulled over for another reason and were not wearing your seatbelt.

I have a brother who used to be a cop and now he's a fireman and he tells me that there is close to 100% compliance statewide here in California. Once you get over the initial annoyance of it all it becomes routine. I don't think that states are expecting huge revenue from this over the long term since 100% compliance is the ultimate goal.

If wearing seatbelts cuts down on the severity of injuries in auto accidents and 30% of the population doesn't have medical insurance and auto insurance premiums keep creeping up , why does it not make sense to wear one?

This attitude of I can allways do what I want because I'm a free man to make my own choices is bullshit. Great, do what you want. But at the same time don't carry auto insurance and cover your own ass. Because when people crash their cars and it becomes statistically more expensive for insurance companies to cover the medical and repair cost, they raise my rates.

30% of Americans don't have medical insurance so somehow , smome way , we are all footing the bill when they don't have the means to pay for their care.

When do people figure out that freedom doesn't mean doing what you want with no regard for the outcome and who it affects?