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Seat belts were optional for a while and when they made them mandatory, compliance went up.


Mandatory seat belt usage - that is, you'll get a citation if caught without it and/or other penalties - went into effect after the Feds threatened to withhold gas/road tax money returned to the states if they didn't go along with seat belt enforcement.

It wasn't because states and the citizenry went "Oh, let's all participate." Seat belts had been in vehicles for years. The states just hadn't been blackmailed yet to set and enforce any penalties for not wearing them.


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