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10-06-2005, 02:59 PM
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What is the name of your state? Washington
The seat belt law (RCW 46.61.688) in my state says:
(3) Every person sixteen years of age or older operating or riding in a motor vehicle shall wear the safety belt assembly in a properly adjusted and securely fastened manner.
So my question is, what constitutes "operating a motor vehicle"? |
10-06-2005, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by FastbackJon What is the name of your state? Washington
The seat belt law (RCW 46.61.688) in my state says:
(3) Every person sixteen years of age or older operating or riding in a motor vehicle shall wear the safety belt assembly in a properly adjusted and securely fastened manner.
So my question is, what constitutes "operating a motor vehicle"? | Why?? It would seem that you question is clearly answered in the statute "operating or riding in a motor vehicle"
Kind of hard to operate a vehicle if you're not riding IN the vehicle.
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10-06-2005, 10:45 PM
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| | | Okay, well then what legally constitutes "operating or riding in a motor vehicle"?
Does anyone have a definition? If for example, I am stopped on a public road at railroad track, waiting for a passing train with my car in park. Does that constitute "operating or riding in a motor vehicle"?
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10-07-2005, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by FastbackJon Okay, well then what legally constitutes "operating or riding in a motor vehicle"?
Does anyone have a definition? If for example, I am stopped on a public road at railroad track, waiting for a passing train with my car in park. Does that constitute "operating or riding in a motor vehicle"? | Yes it does.
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10-07-2005, 08:34 AM
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| | | Rather than us playing '100 questions'.... why don't you just tell us the circumstances of your getting a 'no seat belt' citation???
And yes, sitting IN a car at train tracks is IN a vehicle.
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10-07-2005, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by FastbackJon Okay, well then what legally constitutes "operating or riding in a motor vehicle"?
Does anyone have a definition? If for example, I am stopped on a public road at railroad track, waiting for a passing train with my car in park. Does that constitute "operating or riding in a motor vehicle"? | If you have turned the key in the ignition, are sitting in the drivers seat inside the car and the engine is running you are 'operating' a motor vehicle.
If you are inside the vehicle in any seat, including the drivers seat, while the engine is running, you are 'riding in' a motor vehicle. | |
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