[conservative in nyc]

According to this website, back seat adult seatbelt use was mandatory in 19 states as of 1/07: Alaska, California, Delaware, D.C., Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

But NOT New Jersey.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Amazing.... guess they don’t realize the backseat can sometimes be a bigger projectile than people in the front seat... we are getting into the season here where they will be specifially ticketing people not buckled up... normally have a big push over Memorial Day Weekend.

[RDTF]

sorry if this was already posted

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=5193567
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UPDATE @ 11:45: Corzine Out of Surgery

The governor suffered a broken left leg and several broken ribs.

Corzine also had a broken sternum, a broken collarbone, a slight fracture of the lower vertebrae and six broken ribs on each side, said Dr. Steven Ross, trauma director at Cooper.

Corzine also had laceration on his head, but did not sustain any brain or spinal cord damage in the accident. Ross said Corzine would be in the intensive care unit in critical but stable condition following surgery. The surgery was expected to be completed early Friday morning, Ross said.

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