Does back seat passengers in your car belt up? Do you know it is now compulsory to belt up?
Statistics in the report below shows that only 35.3% of passengers belt up.
Other than belting up, for those with young children, do you have child seats for your them? Some say it might be expensive or inconvenient, but for the safety of your children, you might want to consider using them. I remember when I was a little kid, I was put into one of them. In the 1970s, the child seat’s not as ‘canggih’ as the ones people use now. It was made of rattan, but I know I was secured. 
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/9/nation/2977491&sec=nation
PETALING JAYA: More back seat passengers are belting up since it became compulsory but the rate is not satisfactory.
Malaysian Institute for Road Safety Research (Miros) director-general Prof Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah said the compliance rate was being monitored by Miros with surveys done at 11 locations with a sample size of about 1,000 at each location.
“We have measured the compliance rate for the first week of January compared with December,” he said, adding that wearing rear seat belts would reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries in the event of accidents.
According to the statistics of five of the 11 locations, the compliance rate increased by between 17% and 38%.
For instance, Kuala Selangor, Selangor increased from 1.9% to 40.8%; Kota Baru, Kelantan (from 0.25% to 17.6%); Batu Pahat, Johor (from 1.5% to 35.3%); Gombak toll, Selangor (from 10.3% to 48.5%); and Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur (from 11.8% – 43.5%).
Prof Ahmad Farhan said the improvement was still not satisfactory.
“This shows the law itself is not enough to change habits. Advocacy and enforcement must go on. The public must understand the ruling compelling the wearing of seat belts is not to collect summonses but for safety reasons,” he added.
The rear seat belt ruling took effect on Jan 1. Those not wearing rear seat belts could be fined RM300. From July 1, they could be fined RM2,000.
Vehicles without rear seat belts registered after Jan 1, 1995 have three years to get their vehicle retrofitted with the safety feature.
It is not mandatory for cars registered before Jan 1, 1995 to retrofit the rear seat belts as they do not have the rear anchorage points for the installation of seat belts.
