How many times does it count if the passenger doesn't fasten the seat belt throughout the journey?
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Not fastening the seat belt throughout the journey counts as one time. Below are the specific functions of car seat belts: Protecting passenger safety: Car seat belts can protect the safety of passengers, especially on highways where rear passengers need to fasten their seat belts. A seat belt buckle is a device that can be installed in the car's seat belt socket, preventing the seat belt alarm from sounding if the driver doesn't fasten the seat belt. Ensuring driving safety: The seat belt is the only guarantee of driving safety for the driver. Even if the car is traveling at a relatively slow speed, in the event of a collision or emergency braking, although the resulting inertial force is relatively small, it is still enough to make the driver and passengers lose control of their bodies, colliding with hard components such as the steering wheel and windshield, causing physical harm.
As someone who often drives friends around, I believe that not wearing a seatbelt in the passenger seat is generally counted as a single violation, not divided into multiple instances based on travel time. From a practical enforcement perspective, if you're pulled over by the police on the highway and caught, it's penalized once; or if a camera captures it once, it's recorded as one offense. The key point is that it's very dangerous—not wearing a seatbelt significantly increases the risk of injury in a collision. I've seen accident cases where the passenger wasn't properly belted, resulting in severe head injuries from hitting the dashboard. Not wearing a seatbelt for the entire trip is a continuous mistake, but legally, it's counted as a single incident. I recommend that passengers buckle up as soon as they get in the car—making it a habit can avoid such troubles, which is far more cost-effective than dealing with fines afterward.
