Obligatory seat belt use in cars is a societal norm in the United States of America. At some time in the future a tipping point will be reached where it will seem freakish to a majority of Granite Staters that we are behind that curve.
Well, is two-thirds a tipping point? Those are the numbers Andy Smith is citing (FWIW) in a new poll:
This month's poll showed that 64 percent of New Hampshire adults support a mandatory seatbelt law. Democrats, women and folks who are relatively new to the state are most likely to back such a new law; Republicans, men, folks under 29, families that make less than $30,000 and the unmarried are most likely to oppose, according to an analysis by the Survey Center's Andy Smith and Tracy Fowler.
The same poll (which surveyed 619 New Hampshire adults) found that 68 percent of adults say they always buckle up (6 percent never do). Of the fickle bucklers, 64 percent said they would wear it more if they were legally required to.
