Seat belt
It is the law to buckle up, but still, many people do not fasten seat belts! Every year, Kenya Traffic Police and fine 10′s of Thousands of drivers who do not buckle up.
On the back seats, only 20% of passengers buckle up! Seat belts are the single most effective traffic safety device for preventing death and injury. Wearing a seat belt can reduce the risk of crash injuries by 50% and they keep drivers and passengers from being ejected through windows or doors.
How to manage it right!
- Make it a routine and habit to ALWAYS fasten your seat belt
- No belt – No start!
- Before you start your car, EVERYBODY must wear seat belts!
- Make sure children are buckled up
- Use appropriate child seats or child booster cushions
- Even on the shortest of trips, all passengers must buckle up
Watch out for this
- Never allow your kids not to be buckled up, under any circumstances!
- Kids get used to the ‘uncomfortable’ feeling and soon they will understand that it can save their life and health.
- Kids should NEVER roam around in the car
- Kids should NEVER sit on the laps of other passengers
- Kids below the age of 10 are not allowed to travel in the front seat, regardless of wearing a seat belt.
- Be aware, that Air Bags do not replace seat belts!
