  Tennessee is on the verge of approving a urlLink new seat belt law . Like most states, law enforcement in Tennessee was unable to pull a driver over for simply not wearing a seat belt.
It was always an add-on feature of some other driving illegality. No longer. I'm all for safety, but I'm all for freedom, too. Paternalism is not the chief role of the state, and the state functions better when it limits its scope.
In light of all other possible activities law enforcement can pursue, is looking for unbuckled seat belts really that important? Of course not. Freedom has positive and negative consequences. If people are willing to forego the seat belt, they will have to live with the consequences. Same goes for the motorcycle helmet law (I think you're crazt to drive a bike without a helmet, but hey, that should be your decision). The state is overstepping its bounds. 
