Ipinagpaliban ang pagpapatupad ng Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act upang bigyan ng panahon ang mga may-ari ng sasakyan na may mga alagang bata na 12 taon at mas bata na mag-install ng naaangkop na car seats na tinukoy sa bagong batas.
Enforcement of the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act has been deferred to give car owners with children 12 years and younger time to install appropriate car seats specified in the new law.
People make mistakes on the road and some crashes are inevitable, but they should not injure or kill.
Road crashes are great examples of textbook physics in action. After the collision between the car and the barrier, the driver will jerk forward, their body slamming into the console. Backseat riders, especially children, have it worse. When unrestrained, they will get thrown around in different directions.
A trauma surgeon shares how road crashes affect children.
A toddler sitting on an adult’s lap or a small child unbuckled at the back of a moving vehicle is no longer allowed under this new law.
Here are 10 effective strategies to keep the little ones safe on the world’s roads. Combining them can bring about great results.
Children aged 12 years and below will soon be required to sit at the back of cars and properly buckled up in seats that would protect them while traveling.
In many cases, the lack of child restraint systems in cars, for children 4 to 7 years old is a common cause of injuries.
