Seatbelts

The Facts

• 10 per cent of people say they sometimes don’t wear a seat belt in the front of a car.

• 24 per cent say they sometimes don’t wear a seat belt in the back.

• People are less likely to wear a seat belt on short or familiar journeys or at low speed.

• You’re much more likely to die in a crash if you aren’t wearing a belt - in the front or back.

Seat Belts: The Law

• You must wear a seat belt if one is fitted. There are only a few exceptions such as when you’re reversing, driving a delivery vehicle less than 50 metres, or have a medical certificate of exemption.

When you do not have to wear a seat belt - gov.uk

• Children must either be in a car seat, or wearing a standard seat belt, depending on their age and height.

• Taxi drivers don’t have to wear a seat belt when carrying passengers or ‘plying for hire’, but passengers in a taxi must wear a seatbelt.

Child Seats: The Law

• Children must sit in an approved child seat, strapped in, until they are 135cm (4 feet 5 inches) tall, or until they are 12 years old (whichever comes first).

• But it is advisable for children to use a child seat until they are 150 cm (5 feet) tall.

• These rules apply to the front and back seats.

Find out more

Advice about seatbelts - gov.uk

Seatbelts (Fatal 4 Educational Resources)

This presentation is aimed to look at how drivers can improve their driving, to be safer on the roads, whilst analysing some risks of not wearing a seat belt whilst driving.

The lesson lasts around 20-25 Minutes and is aimed at 16 +. Videos can be played with Subtitles, Captions are available on the Session Plan.

Warning - some viewers may find the presentation upsetting.

Seatbelts Presentation (Powerpoint)

Seatbelts Session Plan (Word)

Fatal 4 Factsheet (Word)