Cuomo signs new law that will require everyone to buckle up in your vehicle

Cuomo signs new law that will require everyone to buckle up in your vehicle

Instacart worker Saori Okawa adjusts her seatbelt on her way to deliver groceries on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in San Leandro, Calif. Okawa is one of an estimated 1.5 million so-called gig workers who make a living driving people to airports, picking out produce at grocery stores or providing childcare for working parents. But with the pandemic pummeling the global economy and U.S. unemployment reaching heights not seen since the Great Depression, gig workers are clamoring for jobs that often pay less while facing stiff competition from a crush of newly unemployed workers also attempting to patch together a livelihood until the economy recovers. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Starting soon in New York, all passengers in any vehicle, will be required to buckle up.  NY Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, signed legislation requiring all people ages 16 and up to wear seat belts in vehicles.  Under the previous laws, anyone 16 and up didn’t have to wear a seat belt while riding in the back seats.  Governor Cuomo said, “We’ve known for decades that seat belts save lives and with this measure we are further strengthening our laws and helping to prevent needless tragedies. It was under my father’s leadership that New York became the first state in the country to pass a seat belt law, and the nation followed his lead. Now we are building upon this legacy and helping to create a safer and stronger Empire State for all”.  The new law takes effect November 1st, 2020.

 

 

 

 

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