I don't know about country wide, but Calif. has mandatory seat belts, I think $50 a ticket, and doubling each time thereafter. Though I have gotten about 5 seat belt tickets when the law first went into effect and it was always just 50.00 and does not affect your insurance or driving record. Things may have changed since then, that was a long time ago.

I don't personally agree with them, there are cases where not wearing them save you. Mt brother was tossed out of the windshield instead of getting crumpled into a small box of metal that was once a car.

Motorcyclists would be hitching a ride on a death trap if they were strapped, whereas, even at 50+ you can, if practiced, sort of roll out of a fall and you just slide on the pavement. You may get a little banged up but rarely a trip to the hospital. Impact another car or object and you are probably screwed, but I would say no more screwed than being in a car and getting tossed out the window at 50+mph.

I always felt it my decision to handle my life how I desire, so if I want to die and don't care, I can not wear my seatbelt, if they catch me, I am happy to pay the fine.

I have since long ago just started wearing it as every car I get into I get told to put it on, so it has just become habit. But I hate the way they ride on my neck, tighten on my stomach, and are generally restricting and uncomfortable. I spend more time adjusting with my eyes off the road than is probably safe, and this can't be don't pre-driving as belts tend to creep up on my like a loose pair of underwear :)