They know they save lives

The police officer hurt (and who subsequently died) in this accident was not wearing her seatbelt, according to an earlier tv news story. Strange--if you search for police seatbelt usage, you can find a lot of articles on how police are enforcing seatbelt laws.

But did you know that some officers ARE EXEMPT from wearing seatbelts when on duty, supposedly because of the gear they must wear? (I wish I could find a link online, but my search is failing me; I heard the statistic on the tv news story.)

The officer who died was at a complete stop, getting ready to go through a green light, when she was broadsided by someone running the red light in the opposite direction. That person died at the scene.

Additional searches on seatbelt usage show that there are exemptions for people who have medical conditions, or for other reasons as well (laws vary from state to state, I would imagine).

But seatbelts save lives. Perhaps the officer would have died anyway, but you never know.