Today, a House subcommittee will take a look at a measure to require adults in pickup trucks to buckle their seat belts. It is the first time in at least three years a House panel will consider the issue. For several years, Georgia’s Senate lawmakers have voted to adopt the measure, but it has always hit a House roadblock. Georgia is the only state in the nation that exempts adults in pickups from wearing seat belts. The stance has cost the state millions of dollars in federal highway funds.
The state Senate approved the latest version of the seat belt measure in February. House lawmakers, worried it could negatively affect rural residents, have made sure the changes are killed each year.
The state Senate approved the latest version of the seat belt measure in February. House lawmakers, worried it could negatively affect rural residents, have made sure the changes are killed each year.
