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The Task Force has also addressed seat belt and child safety seat compliance with video public service announcements:

Be A Winner, Buckle Up
I'm Tired
School Bus Safety, Its Not A Game
The Most Important Accessory
Sporting The Right Equipment (will be out in the Fall of 2008)

" Somebody Loves Me, So I Buckle Up" is a program directed toward kindergarten children. This includes a letter, palm card, sticker and key chain. Every kindergarten child in Cumberland County is given these items. The children then take these items home to their parents or caregivers.

We also created and distributed several safety posters related to survivors of crashes.

If you or someone you know has been saved by their seat belt, please click here to learn more about our saved by the seatbelt program.

Seat / Belt Laws

Why Buckle Up?   Studies show seat belts do save lives and reduce injuries during crashes.   Seat belts work with air bags to protect occupants. Air bags alone are not enough to safeguard occupants.   More than 2,000 unbuckled drivers and front seat passengers died on New Jersey's roadways in the past 10 years.   Approximately 700 unbuckled drivers and front seat passengers were thrown out of their vehicles during crashes and killed in the past 10 years.   New Jersey’s Seat Belt Law: (NJS 39:3-76.2f)      Applies to all passenger vehicles including vans, pickup trucks and SUV's, that are required to be equipped with seat belts.   Applies to all passengers, who are at least 8 years of age but less than 18 years of age, and each driver and front seat passenger of a passenger automobile, operated on a street or highway. All occupants are required to wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt system.   Makes the driver responsible for proper seat belt use by all occupants who are under the age of 18.   New Jersey’s Child Passenger Law:     Children up to age 8 or 80 pounds must ride in a safety or booster seat in the rear seat of the vehicle. If there is no rear seat, the child must sit in the front seat secured by a child safety seat or booster seat.   Children under age 8 who weigh more than 80 pounds must wear a seat belt anywhere in the vehicle.   Passengers age 8 to 18 (regardless of weight ) must wear a seat belt anywhere inside a vehicle.

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