Results of consultation on seat belt wearing in cars and goods vehicles
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Children to use child restraints except in taxis
- Children 3 years to 135 cms in height to use child restraints
- Exemption where two child restraints prevent the use of a third in the rear seat for children aged 3 and over to use the adult belt
- Exemption for occasional journeys over short distances where insufficient child restraints are available
- Definition of child in the regulations as being under 12 years old.
- Prohibition of rear facing child restraints against active frontal air bags
- Prohibition on the use of old specification child restraints from May 2008.
- Prohibition, in vehicles with seat belts installed, on carrying more people than there are seat belts installed from May 2009
- Additional exemption in emergency vehicles
- Regulatory Impact Assessment
- Next Steps
- Results of consultation on compulsory seat belt and child restraint requirement in cars and goods vehicles
- Summary of responses
- Question 1. Do you have any comments on the requirement that by 9/5/06 all children under 3 years old must use an appropriate child restraint in both the front and rear seats and may not travel unrestrained when travelling in any car or goods vehicle, except a taxi?
- Reasons
- Question 2. Do you agree that the following exemptions should apply to the requirement that by 9/5/06 all children aged 3 and over in cars and goods vehicles should be required to use appropriate child restraints.
- Reasons
- Question 3. Do you agree that a child should be defined as being under 12 years old?
- Reasons
- Question 4. Do you have any comments on the requirement that by 9/5/06 rear facing child restraints must not be used in seats protected by active frontal air bags?
- Reasons
- Question 5. Do you have any comments on the requirement to prohibit the use of child restraints that do not comply with UN ECE Regulation 44/03 or Directive 75/541/EEC, or subsequent standards by 9/5/08
- Reasons
- Question 6. Do you have any comments on the requirement that by 9/5/09, no more passengers may be carried in rear seats than there are seat belts available?
- Reasons
- Question 7. Do you have any comments on the partial Regulatory Impact Assessment?
- Question 8. Do you have any other comments on the issues raised in this consultation document?
- Comments
- Question 9.
- Do you have any comments to make on the consultation process?
- Annex A
list of those who responded to the consultation - Commercial Organisations
- Courts
- Government Departments, Devolved administrations and agencies
- Individuals
- Interest Groups
- Local Authorities and LA organisations
- Motoring Organisations
- Police
- Road safety organisations
- Sports Organisations
- Taxi driver or representatives
- Trade Associations
