Minnesota Department of Public Safety: "Kathy Cooper -- Primary Seatbelt Law"

Kathy Cooper's daughter Megan died on June 9, 1999. She was in a car that crashed and not wearing a seatbelt. Megan might have survived the crash had she been wearing a seatbelt. Minnesota's primary seatbelt law took effect on the ten year anniversary of Megan's death. Megan's mon Kathy was instrumental in passing the law. This is Kathy's June 9, 2009 uneditied remarks at a news conference held at the state capitol the day the law took effect.

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[Vegheadsrock]

WHY IS IT LEGAL TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE BUT ILLEGAL TO NOT WEAR A SEATBELT IF I CHOOSE NOT TO? CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE ANSWER TO THIS?

[Vegheadsrock]

@pshaw61 Yeah but there is no fund raising for the police department without this law. They want those bonuses!

[Vegheadsrock]

I too am sorry for Megan and I realize that everyone wants something good to come out of a tragedy. But don't force this on me. Thanks for my inability to pay that $100 dollar ticket when I worked overtime all night to buy Xmas present and support myself on my $10 an hour job. If we must have this law, Can't the fine be lowerd to $25? The fine makes me think the Police are just finding a way to make more money. What next? Wear white clothing at night because some kid in black was hit by a car?

[djsuess2007]

So learn from this accident Don't FORCE THE MN CITIZENS TO BE FINED FOR SOMEONE ELSES DEATH. YOU ARE TAKING AWAY our RIGHTS, I am sorry for your loss but this is ludacris and asinine. SO THANK YOU FOR 110$ ticket thank you for making me get behind on bills! Thank you For ruining the Great things about MN , With Laws Like this we will have no freedom or rights within 10years

[pshaw61]

just as many people die with as they do without. So this is BS.