Seatbelt Use and Child Safety - Driver theory Test

Ensuring children under 14 wear seat belts or use an approved child restraint in cars, vans, and other goods vehicles

The driver is responsible for ensuring that.: According to the legal requirements, the driver is responsible for ensuring that all children under 14 years of age in vehicles wear seat belts or sit in approved child restraints. This rule applies to cars, vans, and other goods vehicles.

One thing you MUST NOT do when fitting a rear-facing baby seat

Fit the seat in a seat protected by an active frontal airbag: A rear-facing baby seat must not be installed in a seat with an active frontal airbag because, in the event of a crash, the deployment of the airbag can cause serious injury or death to the child.

A child under three years old can travel unrestrained in a vehicle

Only in a taxi if no child restraint is available: A child under three years of age may travel unrestrained in a licensed taxi if no child restraint is available, though this exception does not apply to other types of vehicles where a child restraint is mandatory.

The height at which a child must use an adult seat belt if no child restraint is available

1.35 metres: A child over 1.35 metres (approximately 4 feet 5 inches) tall is required to use an adult seat belt if no child restraint is available. Children shorter than this height must use a suitable child restraint.

Ensuring adult passengers aged 14 and over wear seat belts

The passengers themselves are responsible.: Adult passengers aged 14 and over are responsible for wearing seat belts in the vehicle, where available. It is their legal obligation to ensure they are buckled up, not the drivers responsibility.