Greater than two-thirds of motorists imagine drivers ought to be chargeable for making certain all their passengers put on seatbelts, based on new RAC analysis.
The examine coincides with the fortieth anniversary of a UK regulation coming into pressure requiring drivers to put on seat belts.
At the moment, drivers solely have accountability to verify they and any kids of their autos are buckled up correctly – with the latter probably needing to be in a toddler automobile seat or booster seat relying on their age or peak.
The RAC’s analysis suggests this accountability ought to be broadened to incorporate all passengers, with a 3rd of respondents (33%) additionally believing that drivers ought to be penalised within the occasion anybody they’re travelling with is caught not carrying a seatbelt and placing themselves in danger.
1 / 4 of motorists (24%) imagine the present regulation – the place a driver could be fined as much as £500 for not buckling up – is simply too lenient, with a transparent majority of those (69%) considering that those that break the regulation ought to pay each a superb and obtain at the very least three factors on their licences.
That is one thing that will come to go because the Authorities acknowledged final Autumn it’s contemplating the deserves of introducing penalty factors for these driving with out seatbelts.
4 per cent of drivers – the equal of round 1.7m full driving licence holders in Nice Britain – admit to driving with out a seatbelt during the last 12 months, with round a fifth of those (22%) saying they don’t belt up at the very least half the time.
In distinction, 7% of respondents admitted to not carrying a seatbelt when travelling as passengers in different autos. The regulation states there are solely only a few exceptions for not buckling up, together with when deemed medically exempt or when reversing a car.
