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Birmingham Seat Belt Safety Initiative

The document provides information on seat belt and child restraint laws in Alabama. It states that drivers and adult passengers in Alabama must wear seat belts, and seat belt laws are primary, covering those aged 15 and older. It also notes that children under 8 years old or less than 4'8" must be in a child safety seat or booster seat. The final paragraph indicates that an estimated 255,000 lives have been saved by seat belts since 1975.

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Birmingham Seat Belt Safety Initiative

The document provides information on seat belt and child restraint laws in Alabama. It states that drivers and adult passengers in Alabama must wear seat belts, and seat belt laws are primary, covering those aged 15 and older. It also notes that children under 8 years old or less than 4'8" must be in a child safety seat or booster seat. The final paragraph indicates that an estimated 255,000 lives have been saved by seat belts since 1975.

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Buckle Up!

It’s the Law!


SEAT BELT AND CHILD
RESTRAINT LAWS
 Drivers and adult front
seat passengers must wear
seat belts in the District of
Columbia and all states
except New Hampshire.
 In Alabama, seat belt laws
are primary. They cover
drivers and front seat
passengers age 15 and
older.
 Children 8 years of age or
under, or 4’8” or under
should be in a child safety
seat or booster seat.

Seat Belts Have Saved an Estimated 255,000


Lives Since 1975

Travel Safe
1548 6th, Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35205
Travel Safe
A Birmingham, Alabama Seat Belt
https://travelsafebham.weebly.com Safety Initiative
About the Travel Safe Initiative
Travel Safe is an initiative in Jefferson County, which is funded by the Alabama
Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Safety, and the
Community Preventive Services Task Force. Travel Safe advocates for the
prevention of unintentional accidents, such as motor vehicle accidents, motor
vehicle fatalities caused by not wearing seat belts, and child seat belt safety.

Resources and Information

Alabama Department of Transportation Community Preventive Services Task Force


1409 Coliseum Boulevard (404) 498-1827
Montgomery, Alabama 36110 [email protected]
Telephone: (334) 353-6554

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 303050
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-3050

Department of Public Safety


LEADERSHIP
Colonel Charles Ward
Department of Public Safety Director

CONTACT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY


334.517.2763

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