§ 31-23-41 - Safety belts in public service vehicles. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 31-23-41

   § 31-23-41  Safety belts in public servicevehicles. – Every jitney, bus, private bus, school bus, and trackless trolley coach, whenoperated upon a highway, shall be equipped with a driver's seat safety beltdevice sufficiently anchored and attached and so constructed, designed, andinstalled as to support a loop-load strength of not less than five thousandpounds (5,000 lbs.) and a buckle or closing device which shall be of aconstruction and design that it can be released with one hand with a pull ofless than forty-five pounds (45 lbs.). Every person when driving any vehicle ofthis kind shall use and have his or her body anchored by the seat safety belt.Violation of this section shall constitute a civil violation.