Nevada lawmakers are considering joining 34 other states in allowing police officers to pull over cars if anyone inside is not wearing a seat belt.
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State senators on a transportation panel heard from safety researchers and family advocates in support of Senate Bill 288 at a Thursday hearing.
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Nevada law currently mandates all passengers wear seat belts in moving cars.
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But officers are only allowed to ticket people for not wearing belts if they're pulled over for some other reason.
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas researcher Laura Gryder says states that make seat belt violations a primary offense subsequently see their use increase.
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Opponents don't believe that. They say some people simply don't want to be told to wear seat belts and will never change.
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Public defenders say they worry the measure could increase racial profiling.
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