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But when the amendments were done, Del. Cranwell attacked the bill as an unwarranted government intrusion into private conduct.
“It doesn’t protect anybody else driving on the highway,” he said. “It’s a measure to keep you from killing yourself.”
The law, if adopted, would not apply to rural mail and paper carriers, people with a valid medical excuse or taxi drivers. It would require that DMV stage a public education program before the bill becomes law.
The legislation’s chances may have improved because of three things:
• The endorsement of former Gov. Charles S. Robb, who ordered mandatory use of safety belts for all state employees driving state vehicles.
• The endorsement of Gov. Gerald L. Baliles, who made it a priority in his address to the Assembly on
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