Motorhome Seat Belt Laws
- Newer motorhomes already come with seat belts in place.lake mead national recreation area 8 image by Jim Parkin from Fotolia.com
A motorhome is a movable home on wheels, offering travelers the luxury of sleeping in the same spot no matter where they go. Since motorhomes offer the comforts of home, some travelers may think that seat belts are unnecessary, but this is untrue. Seat belt laws vary from state to state, but the safest bet is to wear your seat belt at all times since a motorhome is a moving vehicle. - According to the Everything-About-RVing website, most states require that both the driver and the front seat passenger of a motorhome buckle up when the vehicle is in motion. This motorhome seat belt law is in place to protect the safety of both the driver and front passenger in case of an accident.
- Motorhome seat belt laws pertaining to passengers who are sitting in the living compartment of the motorhome vary from state to state. Some states, such as California, require these passengers to wear seat belts and others do not. Some states only require passengers to wear seat belts if the motorhome living compartment is equipped with them (which means earlier model motorhomes without seat belts do not require passengers to wear them).
- In all 50 states, infants and children are required to be secured in a child safety seat. This law includes motorhome vehicles. Seat belts are in place to save lives in the event of an accident so they should be worn while in any moving vehicle. Children, who are especially vulnerable to injury, should always be buckled up in a motorhome.