Chief, do your officers exceed the current, unprecedented 79 percent national safety belt use rate or do they avoid wearing safety belts by stretching well-intentioned provisions in state law, such as section 46.2-1094 of the Code of Virginia, exempting “[a]ny law-enforcement officer transporting persons in custody or traveling in circumstances which render the wearing of … Continue reading Highway Safety Initiatives: Saved by the Belt or Air Bag—Revisited