Q: Should Idaho Crack Down On Seatbelts, Too?

Issue: Study: Washington leads nation in seat-belt use /Associated Press

More Info: A higher percent of drivers buckle up in Washington than in any other state in the nation, according to new data from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. The state’s drivers got a seat-belt use score of 96.3 percent, surpassing those in Hawaii, whose seat-belt usage dropped to 92 percent. The national average was 79 percent.

DFO: I buckle up almost every time I drive or ride in a vehicle. (Sometimes, I forget when I ride in my brother Ray’s old pickup.) I believe people should buckle up. But I don’t want to see Idaho adopt a law that allows patrol officers to stop drivers for not wearing a seatbelt. As a secondary offense and $10 citation, OK. But not as a primary offense.

Question: Should Idaho adopt Washington’s hard-nosed approach and cite motorists more than $100 for not wearing seatbelts?