Pickup Buckle Up Gets Stopped in its Tracks

A key House panel has stopped a measure in its track that would require adults in pickup trucks to buckle up in Georgia.

The House Consumer Affairs subcommittee voted 4-3 against the measure, marking the first time in at least three years a House panel has looked at the issue.

As of now, Georgia is the only state that exempts adults in pickups from wearing seat belts. Proponents of seat belt requirements for pick up trucks say that the state's stance has cost Georgia millions of dollars in federal highway funds.

While the Senate has approved the seat belt changes for the last three years, House lawmakers, worried it would negatively impact rural residents, have blocked the bill.