SEAT BELTS
June 1st, 2002
Keith NuthallTHE EUROPEAN Union Council of Ministers has approved in principle changes to the EU's seatbelt laws, that will insist every Member State passes laws obliging motorists and passengers to wear belts and children aged under 12 to wear special seat restraints. Motorists would have a legal duty to inform passengers of their obligations.Adopting a common position and sending the legislation back to the European Parliament for a second reading, the Council also agreed that Member States could delay the introduction of these rules for school transport (for ...
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