(A) Every operator and front seat passenger of a passenger car operated in this city shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt system, required to be installed in the motor vehicle when manufactured pursuant to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208, being 47 C.F.R. § 571.208. For the purposes of this section,
PASSENGER CAR shall mean “automobile” as defined in 47 O.S. § 12-101, except that PASSENGER CAR shall not include trucks, pickup trucks, truck-tractors, recreational vehicles, vans, motorcycles, or motorized bicycles.
(B) Division (A) above shall not apply to an operator or passenger of a passenger car in which the operator or passenger possesses a written verification from a physician licensed in this state that he or she is unable to wear a safety belt system for medical reasons. The issuance of such verification by a physician, in good faith, shall not give rise to, nor shall such physician thereby incur, any liability whatsoever in damages or otherwise, to any person injured by reason of such failure to wear a safety seat belt system. Division (A) above shall not apply to an operator of a motor vehicle who is a route carrier of the U.S. postal service.
(Prior Code, § 15-554) Penalty, see § 71.999