Baker's Seatbelt Reform Proposal Knocked Over Profiling Concerns Some civil rights and transportation advocates caution, however, that the route to safer roads proposed by the governor is too punitive and could exacerbate racial profiling of drivers Published April 29, 2021 Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker pitched his new omnibus road safety legislation as a way to improve the state's almost-worst-in-the-nation seatbelt use and cut down on traffic deaths that have not abated during a stretch of pandemic-era decreased travel. Some civil rights and transportation advocates caution, however, that the route to safer roads Baker proposed is too punitive and could exacerbate racial profiling of drivers -- a fear that Baker acknowledged.