If all of the seatbelt positions in a car are used by minors what can a single adult do

Question

so we have a car that only carries 5 people in seatbelted positions, and i heard somewere if all the minors were belted that an adult could legaly sit without a seatbelt, otherwise we have to take 2 cars and that just goes against my moral code of car use

Answer 1

If your vehicle only has 5 seatbelt possitions, then you are only allowed to have 5 passengers in the vehicle.  More that the 5 is over crowding or over loading and can still result in a ticket.

Answer 2

I am not in Oregon but I live in a state with seatbelt laws and the law says if you don't have enough seatbelts for everyone then the person without a seatbelt should not be in the car. In other words 5 seatbelts

5 passengers only. Too bad about your moral code about two cars

but that is the law. I have never heard the story about adults legally

sitting without a seatbelt. I suggest you contact your local police

station and get the straight information.

Answer 3

You can try looking up seat belt laws in Oregon.

The adult without the seat belt could forced into a seat belted child and cause severe injury.  For most people preventing severe injury to a child has a higher moral status than saving gas or adding very very slightly to pollution.

"ADULT BELT LAW: Oregon law requires that all motor vehicle operators and passengers be properly secured with a safety belt or safety harness, unless all safety-belt equipped seating positions are occupied by other persons. This applies to passenger cars, pick up trucks, motorhomes, and fee-based people transport carrying fifteen or fewer persons. Limited exemptions are allowed under ORS 811.215. Vehicle owners are required to maintain belt systems in working order."

Answer 4

The laws will be the same everywhere and that means that all people in a car will need to use their own seat-belt remember the number of seat-belt will equal the number of people that can ride in the car........