Yes, there are people out there who do drive like maniacs and they deserve tickets. However, I see no need for police to set up these so called "seatbelt roadblock checks" or whatever you want to call them. A DWI roadblock is fine for that certainly is warranted for the safety of other people. It is when the police use the reasoning of checking cars to make sure people are wearing seatbelts that bothers myself and a lot of other people, and that is where people start to lose respect for them. With all the crime around, you would think these officers would have better things to do than check and see if people are wearing seatbelts. Are they looking for criminals? No, they are looking for stupid minor infractions so they can write a ticket and keep the fat cats in the government happy with more revenue!
I'm not trying to bash the police here, I know they have a job to do and deserve much credit for the work they do. However, I just believe these seatbelt checks make their image to the public unfavorable.
"With all the crime around, you would think these officers would have better things to do than check and see if people are wearing seatbelts. Are they looking for criminals?"
Actually we are. We usually run the person's ID number off thier license to see if its been suspended or revoked. If that is the case the minor traffic violation becomes an arrest and another hazard to the good drivers paying expensive insurance rates is removed.