GARDAÍ HAVE USED a case of finding young children in a vehicle without seatbelts on to highlight the dangers involved.
Four children under the age of 12 were travelling in the back seat of a vehicle in Tralee without seatbelts when it was stopped by gardaí.
Two of the seats in the seven seater were folded down for shopping.
Gardaí said a fixed charge penalty notice will be issued following the incident.
Not wearing a seatbelt is found to be the second biggest cause of road deaths, behind speeding but ahead of drink-driving.
Under European legislation drivers are required to wear a seatbelt in “any seat fitted with one” – a law that has been in place since 2006.
The European Traffic Police Network president Aidan Reid has previously described how “using a seatbelt is a quick and simple task; it’s also a highly effective way of reducing the consequences of a collision”.
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