Read more seatbelts stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2189/seatbelts.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:03:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61883/advocates-push-for-rear-seatbelt-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHighway safety advocates are pushing for a federal transportation bill to include incentives for states to make safety belts mandatory for all passengers, but opponents say the move would set a precedent for the government to tell citizens what to do, USA Today reports. Though studies show that rear seatbelts...http://www.newser.com/story/61883/advocates-push-for-rear-seatbelt-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 9:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49256/toyota-recalls-13m-cars-over-seatbelt-issue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbout 1.3 million Toyota Yaris models are being recalled for repairs after a seatbelt defect was discovered that, during a severe frontal collision, can cause a pad inside the vehicle to ignite, the Car Connection reports. Some 134,900 US models, from 2006 and ’07, are affected; the Yaris’...http://www.newser.com/story/49256/toyota-recalls-13m-cars-over-seatbelt-issue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 15:56:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/27355/beer-gets-seatbelt-kid-doesnt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Australian man has been fined after buckling up his beer but letting a 5-year-old child ride sitting on the floor of his car. "The concern is about people's priorities," a police spokesperson told the Brisbane Times, adding, "It is very unusual to see someone go to the trouble of...http://www.newser.com/story/27355/beer-gets-seatbelt-kid-doesnt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 May 2008 17:28:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18816/hey-hannah-buckle-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMiley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, is in hot water, but not for breaking curfew or forgetting her homework. Consumer Reports is on the teen superstar's case for setting a bad example: not buckling her seatbelt. A scene in the 3-D blockbuster Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds shows Miley...http://www.newser.com/story/18816/hey-hannah-buckle-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 Feb 2008 10:05:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/2543/corzine-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-did.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJon Corzine dodged a bullet, and he wants to make sure he isn't alone. The New Jersey governor, gravely injured in an SUV crash last month while not wearing a seatbelt, appears in a new 30-second TV ad that makes it clear he's learned his lesson. Today he joined the...http://www.newser.com/story/2543/corzine-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-did.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 May 2007 15:21:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2461/look-ma-no-seatbelt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe annual national campaign to encourage seatbelt use is off to a slow start thanks to a Texas ranch owner whose access to private roads exempts him from the law. President Bush showed the NATO secretary-general around around his spread in Crawford over the weekend, and although he didn't "click...http://www.newser.com/story/2461/look-ma-no-seatbelt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 May 2007 16:07:25 CDT