It is here the law needs revision. Repeat offenders should face even higher penalties. In crashes resulting in a child fatality, lawmakers should also consider allowing special circumstances to be added to the case if it is evident seat belts and safety seats were not in use. It may also be time to allow vehicles to be stopped when it's obvious children are not properly restrained. According to the National Safety Council and the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety, wearing a seat belt is the most important factor to reduce the severity of a crash.
Unbuckled drivers are four times as likely to require hospitalization for injuries.
Few dispute the fact that distracted drivers are safety hazards. In Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland has passed an ordinance banning the use of hand-held phones while driving. The ordinance was passed after a driver, who was talking on his cell phone, rear-ended a senior citizen whose vehicle was stopped at a stop light. The accident occurred in front of the police station. Passing a law seems a little over-reactive when we stop to consider the number of distractions for drivers.