I just got a seatbelt ticket 2 days ago. Maryland State troopers actually had a seatbelt checkpoint set up! I'm sorry but I have to believe that there are more pressing problems for the police to worry about other than my decision to wear or not to wear a seatbelt.

I know statistics show.... but I was in a roll-over after flying through the air where I have no doubt that I would be dead if I was wearing a seatbelt. I was the passenger and managed to throw myself down on the floor and grab a pedal before we hit, which crushed the roof down to the level of the hood on my side. I had a slight neck sprain and a few peices of glass. A shoulder belt would have resulted in my head being crushed like a tomato.

Actually, Maryland is having huge budget problems, so this is probably a way to raise revenue.