Biden Administration Issues New Rule Requiring Vehicles To Include Alarms Nagging Passengers in Rear Seats To Wear Seatbelts

The administration estimates the new rule will prevent 500 injuries and as many as 50 lives every year.

AP/Jenny Kane
A seat belt warning sign for the right front passenger seat in a vehicle. AP/Jenny Kane

Anyone familiar with the frustration of trying to drive a vehicle with groceries or a 12-pack in the front passenger seat only to face an annoying alarm because the items are not strapped with seatbelts should soon be prepared to face that same irritation even when those items are in the back seat.

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