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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 11:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Clincher
Yesterday, as a back seat passenger (not the driver or front seat) I received a NZ $150 ticket for not wearing a seat belt. Honestly I did not know there was a law requiring a seat belt in the rear seats.
You are lucky the consequence of not using the seat belt was a citation, not an injury from a crash.
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