"I think th govemm nt' gone overboard," he'd. "H people on't . want to use fety device , they houldn't be forced to do those thin�. It' just none of government' b i- " Making eat-belt violatio tick- etable peeding i at the head of the department'S wi h list, be 'd. Supporters y such a law will ve lives by increasing seat belt usage and will make it easier for police to enforce seat belt laws. Critics contend it could open the doors to civil righ abuses. HOWARD IMO ,aspokesman for the American Civil Libe ie Union, warned that motorists pulled over for being unbuc1ded may also be subject to gratuito searches through their glove boxes and back seats. "It increases the legal authority the police have to stop people," he said. . "We are committed to protect what , little remains of the privacy of the motorist" But the State Department remains, committed to furthering seat belt laws, even despite new safety technologies such as air bags, said Secretary of Slate Richard H. Austin. "Our feeling is the safety belt should be wom at all times whether there b an air bag or mt," he said. "!f the car rolls . over tbcre is � impact