News - Seatbelts

The RCMP want to advise all drivers and passengers to stay safe, buckle-up when in a vehicle and go home alive.

RCMP would like to remind the public that the split-second decision to buckle up can make a huge difference when motorists are involved in collisions.

Under proposed amendments to the Highway Traffic Act, each passenger would be required to occupy a seat in a motor vehicle and use the seatbelt provided, and passengers in wheelchairs would also need to be secured with a seatbelt.

The split-second decision to buckle up can make a huge difference when motorists are involved in collisions.

Under new legislation proposed by the province, protective booster seats would be required for children who have outgrown car seats but are too small to safely use seatbelts.

Attending a fatal collision is very troubling for police officers especially when they realize that deaths were preventable if only seatbelts and proper child restraints had been used.