ALBANY, N.Y. (WROC) — A bill that would require adults to wear seat belts in the back seats of vehicles has passed in both the New York State Assembly, and the New York State Senate, and is now on its ...

Passengers sitting in the back seat of a vehicle now are required to wear a seat belt in New York. The new legislation signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to improve safety officially went into effect Sunday.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Wednesday's snow and the slippery roads helped make the case for a new proposal from Gov. Andrew Cuomo requiring adults riding in the back seat to wear seat belts. Yes, New ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Seat belts save thousands of lives every year, so it might surprise you to learn that those life-savers can contribute to fetal injury when pregnant people are in car crashes.

ALBANY — New Yorkers might soon be required to wear a seat belt no matter how old they are or where they're sitting in a motor vehicle. Tucked into the budget amendments released Friday by Gov. Andrew ...

An expansion of New York's seat belt law that goes into effect Nov. 1 requires back seat passengers to buckle up, something many supporters say is needed, citing studies showing a higher risk of ...