In 1956 I actually got a traffic ticket for wearing a seatbelt.

It was in Seminole, Texas and the Highway Patroleman was Gene Pate.  He
didn't particularly like teenaged drivers and pulled me over because I was
wearing competition equipment on a public highway.

I've often wondered if he reflected back on that incident when seatbelts
became optional ... then manditory.

Mike
Houlton, Maine
'84 GL 7 pass
'85 GL Westy
'58 Frogeye Sprite (sans seatbelts)