Lawmakers introduce seatbelt bill

Lawmakers introduce seatbelt bill

ROADS.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S ASHLEYWHEELER JOINS US LIVE THISMORNING TO EXPLAIN THE NEWLEGISLATION AND WHAT YOUCOULD BE FINED IF YOUR KIDSAREN'T BUCKLED UP.

ASHLEY?TRAVIS..

RIGHT NOW, THESTATE LAW SAYS KIDS EIGHTYEARS OR YOUNGER MUST WEAR ASEATBELT IF THEY'RE RIDINGIN THE BACK SEAT ON ANY OFTHESE ROADS..HOWEVER..

THE INTRODUCTIONOF HOUSE BILL 2791 WOULDCHANGETHAT.A STATE REPRESENTATIVERECENTLY ANNOUNCED PLANSTO CHANGE THE LAW TO REQUIREKIDS EIGHT TO 17 TO ALWAYSWEAR THEIR SEATBELT WHILE INTHE BACK SEAT.

IF NOT..

YOUCOULD BE FINED 50 DOLLARS.PREVIOUS CHANGESINADVERTENTLY TOOK OUT THEREQUIREMENT..

WHICH IS WHYEXPERTS SAY THIS CHANGECOULD SAVE KIDS ACROSS THESTATE .Krista Norrid/RN, InjuryPrevention Educator: Head,neck, abdominal injuries.Somebody under the age of 17should not come in withcertain injuries.

Theyshould be prevented by aseatbelt.

And I'm not sayinga seatbelt is 100 percenteffective, but it is goingto keep you, with the forceof a car hitting each otherand especially how fastyou're going, it obviouslyhas the capacity to safeyour life.OKLAHOMA RANKS 50TH IN THENATION FOR PROTECTINGCHILDREN IN CARCRASHES..

AND IT'S THELEADING CAUSE OF DEATH ANDINJURY TO AGES 8 AND OLDER.WHICH IS WHY FOR THE PASTFOUR YEARS..

TRIPLE A, SAFEKIDS OKLAHOMA AND OTHERTRAFFIC SAFETY GROUPS HAVEBEEN WORKING TO GET A BILLPASSED.AND THIS IS ALSO THE ONLYSTATE WHERE CHILDREN THATAGE ARE NOT PROTECTEDWITH A SEATB