From: Bobby Joe Pendleton II (bjpendleton@charter.net)
Date: Sat Jan 01 2005 - 15:05:15 PST
of course this was 5 years ago. I don't remember the law being changed
"Maneo Qualis Manebam"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bobby Joe Pendleton II" <bjpendleton@charter.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] seat belts
> In Tennessee any vehicle that was made before 1968 or 69(don't remember
> which) is exempt from the seatbelt law. Done been down that road with a 55
> Chevrolet. They may still be able to enforce the child restraint law. I
> didn't have a child when the law was questioned.
>
>
> "Maneo Qualis Manebam"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 4:31 PM
> Subject: [MV] seat belts
>
>
>> List
>>
>> We have pretty much beat the scale thread to a pulp. Let us start on
>> seat
>> belts.
>>
>> Tennessee says that ALL people in vehicle will wear seat belts. Certain
>> height and weight people must ride in approved child seats -no age limit
>> stated-. The law has been interpreted to mean no one can ride in back of
>> truck, unless in properly anchored seats and belts.
>>
>> My question is: I have MVs that never had seat belts in them - also
>> civilian vehicles. What has been experience other people have had, can I
>> be
>> ticketed for no seat belts?? What about troop seats in MVs, can people
>> ride
>> in them??
>>
>> Our local law enforcement people have made revenue enhancement from this.
>> The main street through our little town is 3 lanes, one driving lane each
>> way and a turn lane. After sundown the police will park an unmarked car
>> in
>> the turn lane and as you approach it they shine spot light in car, if
>> seat
>> belts are not fastened the uniform officer standing just behind parked
>> car
>> directs you to parking lot where you are written a citation. Parking lot
>> is
>> used so no flashing blue lights will give warning. They wrote over 20
>> first
>> night. Cost is 10 dollar fine and court costs raise total to 150 +. It
>> was very profitable and has been done several more times. Of course they
>> find other things such as no driving permit, alcohol, expired tags,
>> improper
>> child seats and so on. I do not really have a problem with it for I wear
>> my
>> seat belts, an accident where I was only one not injured and only one
>> wearing seat belts convinced me.
>>
>> Everette
>>
>>
>>
>>
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