Seat belts save lives, even on the shortest
trips and at the lowest speeds.
- It is compulsory for adults and children
over 12 or more than 135cms (4ft 5ins) to wear front
and rear seat belts so belt up - for everyone's sake.
- All children under three years old
must use an appropriate child restraint when travelling
in a car, van or goods vehicle whether they are seated
in the front or the back.
- Children aged three to 11 and up to
135cms (4ft 5ins) must use an appropriate child restraint
when travelling in a car, van or goods vehicle whether
they are seated in the front or the back.
- Rear facing baby seats must not be
used in vehicles seats protected by an active frontal
airbag.
- When travelling in coaches, buses
or minibuses passengers aged 3 and above must use
seat belts where fitted.
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- It is the driver’s responsibility to
make sure a child under the age of 14 uses the correct restraint.
- Adults and children over the age of 14 are
legally responsible for ensuring they are properly restrained.
- In the UK in 2005, 27 children aged 0-11
were killed and 299 seriously injured in cars.
- Of this group the number of 0-4's killed
was 11, 107 seriously injured and 1,919 slightly injured
in cars.
- In 2004, a survey conducted by the Transport
Research Laboratory showed that 5% of 0-4 year olds were
not restrained in any way in the rear of cars.
- The morning and afternoon school runs are
the peak times for accidents involving children.
- Even at low speeds, having your child in
an incorrectly fitted seat could increase their risk of
injury.
Never:
Put the same seat belt around two children or around yourself
and another passenger
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