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Why doesn’t New Hampshire have a seat belt law?
I feel like every state should have laws regarding seat belts, but New Hampshire doesn’t. Why is that?
Sean Boehme · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
The motto of New Hampshire is “Live Free or Die,” which helps explain why many of its laws are so lenient. While
New Hampshire
isn’t exactly without a seat belt law, it is one of the most lax in the country.In New Hampshire, only individuals under 18 are required to wear a seat belt by law. This is unlike most states which require every person to wear a seat belt in the front seats and children to wear a seat belt in the rear seats.
The state’s lenient laws don’t stop there: New Hampshire is one out of only two states in the nation (Virginia being the other) without [minimum car insurance requirements] (
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).Despite what the law says in New Hampshire, seat belts can minimize the impacts of a crash and save lives. And purchasing care insurance, even if it’s not required, can save you from financial ruin. Luckily,
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