Failure to use a seatbelt has been a primary offense in Texas for a long time. Once, many years ago, I was taking my mother shopping in Amarillo. She had this ancient Buick that had separate lap and shoulder belts. To say that the shoulder belt was a huge pain in the ass to use would be massive understatement. No inertia reels back in the day.Originally Posted by 3fingersalute
Anyway, a DPS trooper pulled me over for speeding, and he was prepared to also write me up for a seatbelt violation. After I showed him the belt system, he settled for just writing the speeding ticket (which was a lot less than the seatbelt fine) but he did insist that I put the shoulder belt on before I drove away.
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