<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0I64FB_0vfaFz1t00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0I64FB_0vfaFz1t00" width="980" height="665" ><figcaption>Bobby Welber</figcaption></figure><p>Did you know that a passenger can get ticketed in New York State? Or that passengers can get the driver fined?</p><p>All vehicle passengers, even adults in the backseat, must wear a seatbelt.</p><h2>Click It Or Ticket, Applies To Passengers</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4fcdzY_0vfaFz1t00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4fcdzY_0vfaFz1t00" width="1120" height="636" ><figcaption>NYC.Gov</figcaption></figure><p>In 2020, New York State passed a law requiring all passengers to wear a seatbelt.</p><p>Then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation requiring all <a href="https://hudsonvalleypost.com/?p=121227">passengers in motor vehicles over the age of 16 to wear a seat belt.</a></p><p><b><i>For all the news that the Hudson Valley is sharing make sure to follow</i></b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HudsonValleyPost">Hudson Valley Post on Facebook,</a> <b><i>download the</i></b> <a href="https://hudsonvalleypost.com/app/">Hudson Valley Post Mobile</a> </p><p>"As of November 1, 2020, New York State now requires all passengers to buckle up regardless of where they sit in the vehicle," the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission states about the law.</p><p>New York officials stress this law impacts <a href="https://hudsonvalleypost.com/?p=197445">"all passengers in the State of New York."</a></p><h2>30 Percent Of Highway Deaths</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0PFIdP_0vfaFz1t00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0PFIdP_0vfaFz1t00" width="1599" height="1067" ><figcaption>TS Media Center</figcaption></figure><p>The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee reports that about 30 percent of all highway deaths in New York are from people who aren't wearing a seat belt.</p><h2>Passengers or Drivers Can Get Ticketed</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1QZ3ib_0vfaFz1t00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1QZ3ib_0vfaFz1t00" width="587" height="440" ><figcaption>New York State Police</figcaption></figure><p>If police catch a passengers not wearing a seat belt, cops will pull the car over and "adult passengers" caught not wearing a seatbelt "may receive a ticket."</p><p>If the person not wearing a seatbelt is under the age of 15 and is not with a parent or guardian "the driver could receive a ticket," officials say.</p><h2>Backseat Seat Belt Prevents 66% Of Fatalities</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2UvlHP_0vfaFz1t00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2UvlHP_0vfaFz1t00" width="1061" height="707" ><figcaption>Tomwang112</figcaption></figure><p>Safety experts believe that the use of a backseat seat belt could prevent over two-thirds of fatalities and serious injuries resulting from crashes.</p><h2>Most Dangerous Regions To Drive In New York State</h2><h2>Most Dangerous Regions To Drive In New York State </h2><p>The New York State Comptroller's office also released the vehicle fatality rate by each New York region. The list was formed by figuring out the fatality rate in 2022 per 100,000 people.</p><h2>Update: These Are Now The Top 10 Most Stolen Cars In New York</h2><h2>Update: These Are Now The Top 10 Most Stolen Cars In New York </h2><p>The NICB reports vehicle theft rates continue to increase. These are the most common vehicles that are getting stolen. </p></div></body>

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Car Passengers Can Actually Get Ticketed, Or Fined In New York

Did you know that a passenger can get ticketed in New York State? Or that passengers can get the driver fined?. All vehicle passengers, even adults in the backseat, must wear a seatbelt. Click It Or Ticket, Applies To Passengers. In 2020, New York State passed a law requiring all...