FARMINGTON – Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to increase the deputy rate of pay for all grant-funded special enforcement details from $30 to $35 an hour. They also voted to allow the lieutenants to participate in operating under the influence and seat belt enforcement details funded by state grants. Currently, deputies are paid a flat […]
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Rick Petrie: Mandatory seatbelt laws increase seatbelt use and save lives
Recently, Maine Sen. Eric Brakey proposed misguided legislation that would repeal Maine’s mandatory seat belt law. LD 112, An Act to Eliminate the Requirement That Adults Wear Seat Belts, will result in increased death and disability on Maine’s roads, and have significant financial implications for the people of Maine. The driving force behind his bill […]
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Legislative panel votes to keep Maine’s seat belt law
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee has dealt a blow to an effort to roll back the state’s seat belt law. The Transportation Committee on Friday unanimously rejected Auburn Republican Sen. Eric Brakey’s bill to allow people older than 17 to not wear their seatbelts. Brakey says the seatbelt mandate is government overreach, but his effort […]
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E. Walworth: Two bills, both bad
State Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, is sponsoring a couple of bills that have significant implications for the general health and safety of Maine citizens. The first, LD 112, became the lead story in the Sun Journal on Feb. 28 — “Freedom at a high cost.” While Brakey acknowledges that seat belts do save lives, he […]
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Lawmakers to consider Brakey bill lifting seat belt requirement
AUGUSTA — A bill that would lift the requirement that adults wear seat belts in Maine encountered head-on resistance Friday from advocates who argued on behalf of their life- and money-saving attributes. Maine’s law mandating seat belts has evolved since 1983, when it required children from birth to age 4 to be in a child […]
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When is seat belt replacement necessary?
Although seat belts do not degrade as quickly as parts of a vehicle that need frequent servicing, there are some instances when seat belts should be replaced. Seat belts, like car seats and air bags, are considered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to be single-use items. Seat belts are designed to work just […]