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Drivers often cruise past the student observers, point to their own seatbelt or tug on it.
They wave or honk. Some roll down a window at the intersection and ask about the project. A few actually stop their vehicles and get out to ask questions. Many who weren t buckled want to know whether or not they re about to be ticketed, said Hampton University psychology major Wallicia Lane. Nothing reveals what the two college students are looking for as they stand near the curb with a clipboard, peering into passing vehicles.