Drivers cited for not using seat belts

Amos A.
Garfield, MN     10/31/2009 10:33 AM

"...infraction that is in plain sight ..." The part of this program that bothers me the most is the special night time seatbelt patrol. I can't see inside my own vehicle at night. How effective could a night time enforcement unit be? ......................... I chose to wear a setbelt ever since I was in a major crash in 1986. My personal choice. The fact that I wasn't wearing a seatbelt at the time of my crash put no one but myself at risk. I haven't yet seen the line item on my insurance statement where they are showing a reduction in my rates now that there is a primary seatbelt law. (Or a smoking ban for that matter.) ...................... People make choices all the time. Some chooe to wear a seatbelt. Some choose not to. Some choose to smoke. Some choose not to. Some choose to eat poorly. Some choose not to. Some choose to be farmers. (One of the most dangerous jobs in the US) Some choose not to. Why does the government believe it's their duty to protect us from ourselves?

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Kerry H.
Prior Lake, MN     10/31/2009 8:59 AM

I believe that operating a motor vehicle on the roadways is a privilege and is governed by the laws of the state. The state has the right to require motorists who use the roads to follow certain rules. The state also has the right to enforce these rules. A motorist can choose to break the rules imposed on them by the state, but must be willing to accept the punishment for their willful infraction of the law. Making an observation of an infraction that is in plain sight is not an invasion of privacy. Citing someone who willfully breaks the law is not harassment.

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Domald A.
Alexandria, MN     10/31/2009 8:07 AM

INVASION OF PRIVACY IS WHAT THIS ALL AMOUNTS TO. THEY COULD MAKE BETTER USE OF THEIR TIME THEN TO HARRASS MOTORISTS. NUFF SAID ! YA BETCHA

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