WE'RE GOING TO SAVE LIVES!
JUST THE FACTS
We're serious about saving lives and Tennessee is cracking down on everyone who doesn't buckle up!
More than 70% of vehicle occupants killed in crashes in Tennessee were not wearing a safety belt. Research shows it's almost nine times safer to wear your safety belt.
Unrestrained children are 4.2 times more likely to die in a crash than unrestrained children. Less than 1% of children properly restrained were killed.
Buckle up. It saves lives.
IT'S THE LAW
You can be pulled over and ticketed if children under the age of four (4) are not properly seated in a child passenger restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards.
You can be pulled over and ticketed if children four (4) years through fifteen (15) years are not restrained in an age appropriate safety device.
Sixteen (16) and seventeen (17) year old drivers can be pulled over and ticketed for not wearing a safety belt.
Drivers pulled over for a primary traffic stop can be ticketed as a secondary offense for not wearing a safety belt.
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