BANGKOK, Aug 11 (TNA) – From Sept 5 onwards people on private vehicles and taxis will be required to fasten safety belts on back seats.
Dr Thanapong Jinwong, manager of the Academic Center for Road Safety, said that Section 123 of the Land Traffic Act required people on vehicles including drivers and passengers on all seats to use safety belts or would face a fine of up to 2,000 baht.
The requirement would reduce fatalities in traffic accidents by 50% because passengers on back seats who did not use safety belts would hit seats in front of them, he said.
The belt requirement on back seats was internationally imposed. Malaysia did so in 2018 and its traffic casualties dropped significantly, Dr Thanapong said.
On Sept 5 the law would also require child seats or other safety solutions for children aged six years and below on vehicles, he said. (TNA)
