As a member of the Georgia General Assembly, I read with great interest Jake Evans’ recent column in the Daily Report (“Georgia’s Paradox: Seat Belts Required, but Nonuse Is Not Admissible at Trial,” June 9, 2015), about Georgia’s current statutes as they relate to the admissibility of a plaintiff’s seat belt use in civil litigation.

This issue has been discussed extensively among many of my legislative colleagues, and in the interest of fully vetting this topic, I believe it important to at least bring those thoughts forward as we move toward next year’s legislative session.

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