Most people in Georgia assume that every driver in the State must wear a seatbelt. That assumption was incorrect. The seatbelt law did not apply to pickup trucks. Why was that so? The answer is that lobbyists looking out for special interests as diverse as farming & construction had pushed over the years to exempt pickup trucks from this obviously good law. Whether the intentions were well meant by those who wanted the exemption, the fact is that everyone driving needs to wear a seatbelt. We have seen too many cases come into our Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawfirm where injuries were much worse because the occupant of the vehicle did not use a seatbelt. We applaud the Georgia legislature for doing something about this issue.
Geogia Legislature Passes Seatbelt Bill For Pickup Trucks
May 13, 2010
