U.S. Regulator Says Mandatory Rear Seatbelt Reminder Could Save 100 Lives Per Year

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U.S. Regulator Says Mandatory Rear Seatbelt Reminder Could Save 100 Lives Per Year
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NHTSA proposes new, more comprehensive seatbelt reminder rules that would require vehicles to warn drivers about the belted status of all occupants

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To that end, the newly proposed rules would require that new vehicles feature a visual warning on vehicle startup that lasts 60 seconds and notifies the driver of the status of the rear seatbelts. In addition, it would require an audiovisual change-of-status warning that lasts at least 30 seconds if the rear seatbelt is unbuckled while the vehicle is in operation.

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