If you drive thru Wisconsin - which just added tougher car seat laws for older kids - do you need to follow those laws?
2007-04-04 06:45:04 · 5 answers · asked by lillilou 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Dang good question. For the most part I think you are expected to follow the laws of the state you are in, even if you are just driving through it. However, enforcement is at the discretion of the local police officers. If you are an out of state driver and had children in your car that are not required to be in a special seat by your home state laws and were just driving though, I would THINK they would cut you some slack.
I guess you could always contact the Wisconsin Highway Patrol and ask them if they have a position on this scenario...
Wisconsin State Patrol Division Headquarters
Superintendent David L. Collins
Colonel Benjamin Mendez
Hill Farms State Transportation Building
4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 551
P.O. Box 7912
Madison, WI 53707-7912
Phone: (608) 266-3212
Their web site had this information too...
Specific questions about child seats/booster seats should be directed to:
WINS (Wisconsin Information Network for Safety)
(1-866) 511-9467
wins9467@sbcglobal.net
2007-04-04 08:54:36 · answer #1 · answered by todvango 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, people who are just passing through are required to meet the laws, just like the speed limits. Down in Texas, it's 75 on the freeway - I'd like to try that up north without getting a ticket!
Besides, Wisconsin's law is designed to match what safety experts have been saying for years. You really should keep kids in booster seats until they fit properly in the adult seat belt, which is typically somewhere around 80 lbs and 4'9.
2007-04-04 16:38:38 · answer #2 · answered by starlight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's always best to keep everyone in the front seat in seat belts; any young kids in the back seat in child safety seats, anchored by a seat belt; and require any non-family member traveling with you to wear their seat belt (they become a 3rd party claim against you in the event of an accident). If Wisconsin added tougher laws, then maybe the real question should be, why didn't your state?
The best way to avoid legal issues in regard to seat belts, is to just wear them always.
2007-04-04 07:10:18 · answer #3 · answered by mottthedog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, especially if you are just driving through the State. I think that you are subject to the laws of any State that you're driving through, regardless of where you're from.
I think the only exemption to this type of rule, is when it comes to equipment violations. Then that State's law can be applied against a driver, if and only if there exists in a similar law where the driver's vehicle is registered.
2007-04-04 07:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you not? buckle up!
2007-04-04 06:47:48 · answer #5 · answered by boostnutt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋