The most important safety feature in your automobile is your seat belt, according to Eric Bolton a spokesman with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  Using a seat belt can reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants by 45%.  Because of this, Florida has had some form of a seat-belt law since 1986, but an amendment passed and is expected to be signed by Gov. Charlie Crist which would allow police officers to stop motorists for not wearing seat belts starting on June 30, 2009.  The ticket will cost you $30, but added court costs and fees could bring the total to between $93 and $119, according to one legislative analysis which was reported by the Orlando Sentinel.

For additional information of Florida’s seat belt laws please visit the website of the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles:  http://www.dmvflorida.org/seat-belt-laws.shtml