Opinion / The Northern Virginia Daily/nvdaily.com For your sake,
buckle up The annual National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's nationwide "Click It or Ticket" campaign is
under way through Memorial Day weekend. Police are on the
lookout for drivers and passengers - especially teens and young
adults - who are not wearing seat belts. It's funny how
something so simple that can actually save a life is still being
ignored by some drivers. And who's ignoring it the most? Police
are pointing a finger at young men age 18 to 34 who drive pickup
trucks. They are among those found most often not buckled up.
What's Virginia's law for seat belt usage? According to the
Department of Motor Vehicles, the driver and front seat
passengers are required to wear seat belts, and all persons
under age 18 must be in a child safety seat or wear a seat belt
regardless of where they are sitting. A seat belt violation is
not a primary offense in Virginia, meaning that an officer
cannot pull a motorist over for that reason, but