seatbelt law

Required restraint regulation

A seatbelt law is legislation requiring vehicle occupants to wear safety belts.

Most jurisdictions have some form of seatbelt law, though enforcement varies—some allow police to stop drivers solely for not wearing a belt, while others treat it as a secondary offense.

The state's seatbelt law saved countless lives.

Opposites
regulatory mandate vs. personal choice

seatbelt lawpersonal choice

freedom of choice · self-regulation · autonomy · permissiveness

protective regulation vs. deregulation

seatbelt lawderegulation

Removing governmental business restrictions

safety paternalism vs. individual liberty

seatbelt lawlibertarianism

Minimal-government political philosophy

bodily autonomy · rugged individualism

Family

belt, seat, seatbelt

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G