i've noticed that oklahoma and missouri are especially strict on this law...last time my uncle left the dunes he got pulled over for no seat belt and got a ticket....but my cousin who was in the passengers seat didnt have his on...and didnt get a ticket or have anything mentioned to him...
i think a lot of time it gives officers probable cause to pull somebody over in hopes that they can find drugs, a possible drunk driver or even people who are suspended or revoked...i do a lot of ride a longs with officers and when they do a traffic stop for a tail light out or a head light out....the majority of the time they arent stopping these cars to be dicks about their headlight or tail light..in fact they normally only issue warnings---but A LOT of times have found problems during these stops that i mentioned above....every agency is different though
people can argue all day about the seat belt laws...it goes both ways....yes it has saved a lot of lives....BUT....also people who have chosen to wear their seat belts have also been killed because of wearing them (being trapped in the vehicle for example) Just the other day a lady was in a wreck and ejected from her vehicle...the car caught fire....if she wouldnt have been ejected its very possible she wouldnt have survived...just my opinion on how the pissing match of seat belts can go both ways...