New York Becomes 30th State To Require Seat Belts For ALL Car Occupants

Despite enacting the country’s first-ever seat belt law in 1984, New York until now was one of just 20 states that did not require all passengers to strap in.

Come November 2020, however, all car passengers in New York state must wear seat belts, making it mandatory for back-seat passengers to buckle up in addition to those in the front.

A significant number of preventable traffic fatalities involve lack of seat belt use by rear-seat passengers.

The evidence is clear: seat belts (for all occupants) save lives!