Seat belt 1967, Volvo started to install lap belts in the rear seats. In 1972, Volvo upgraded the rear seat belts to a three-point belt. In crashes, unbelted rear passengers increase the risk of belted front seat occupants' death by nearly five times. As with adult drivers and passengers, the advent of seat belts was accompanied by calls for their use by child occupants, including legislation requiring such use. Generally children using adult seat belts suffer significantly lower injury risk when compared to non-buckled children. The UK extended compulsory seatbelt wearing to child passengers under the age of 14 in 1989. It
Maryland for Responsible Enforcement Maryland for Responsible Enforcement Maryland For Responsible Enforcement (MRE) is a not-for-profit grassroots organization which is a bi-partisan collaboration of Marylanders opposed to the use of speed cameras. MRE's membership includes citizens and elected officials from around Maryland who believe that speed cameras raise important questions about safety, privacy, and taxation. MRE was formed in Annapolis, Maryland, in early April 2009 as a response to the passage of Maryland Senate Bill 277 which would "authorize in all counties and municipalities in the State and in specified highway work zones the use of speed monitoring systems to enforce specified highway speed