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warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#834138
anyone know the LEGAL requirements in NSW for kids in cars with no belts?

warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#834164
google is your frined.. FYI for others??

If no seatbelts are fitted to the vehicle it is an offence to carry children under seven years of age in the vehicle.
It is legal to carry a child aged 7-16yrs in a vehicle that does not require seatbelts to be fitted.

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#834166
Now there's a law that's not policed.

Geez what ever happened to sit down, shut up and hang on?

Ollie Yeah Buddy

840 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·

#834187
My mum yells at parents who don't belt their kids up- embarrassing for sure but she makes a good Point!
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annosL Officially Full-On Dubber

378 posts · joined Dec 2008 ·

#834189
I belted my kids, they grew up OK!
seriously, I don't know the answer to that one

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#834211
put belts in the car, simple

Flintstones Custom Title Time!

1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#834233
hellbugged wrote:put belts in the car, simple
don't put the kids in the car, even simpler...😂

on a serious note, irrespective of what the laws are, be a responsible parent and make sure your kids are safe no matter what.

I shake my head when I see parents that have got kids (and multiple ones at that) that let their kids ride in the car which ever way suits the kid, or have 4 in the back seat etc

Cheers
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warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#834240
interesting discussion, the thought peaked when i saw a 30's odd truck, the type where the entire body is timber, no doors, belts, bench timber seat, etc,, rock up to a car show with the old man and the boy.. got me thinking about the 58 beetle and the LEGAL requirements, not the moral one.

shokwave2 Officially Full-On Dubber

289 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#834268
When i bought my 61 beetle last year, the previous owner had installed lap belts in the back, as this was his son's car and didn't want his son's friends riding with no belts.

I rang the RTA and asked about my car and belts for kids, because i have 2 young daughters. The guy from the technical area told me that because it was a pre-65 car, classed as vintage and was manufactured without rear belts, i could drive around with no rear seat belts if i liked. I decided to install shoulder harnesses in the rear as well as i just wouldn't feel right with my kids riding with just a lap belt.

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#834357
When I had by 59, I didn't let my kids ride in it until it had belts. Well....my wife wouldn't let them ride in it. Safety over originality any day when it comes to that one.