New bill exempts Florida Rural Carriers from wearing seat belts while delivering mail

Florida Governor signs bill allowing rural carriers to deliver mail without wearing seat belts May 22, 2015 – Northwest Florida state senator Greg Evers (R-Baker) sponsored a bill last year that would allow rural letter carriers to deliver mail without wearing seat belts. The state’s law requiring motorists to wear seat belts included limited exemptions, […]

Florida State Senator Introduces Bill to exempt rural letter carriers from wearing seat belts

(December 3, 2014) Northwest Florida state senator Greg Evers (R) filed a bill Tuesday that would allow rural letter carriers to deliver mail without wearing seat belts. The state’s law requiring motorists to wear seat belts includes limited exemptions, such as for workers collecting garbage or recyclable goods. Evers’ bill (SB 160) would add an […]