Since September, traffic police would start operating to fine cars’ drivers who neglect to knuckle up when driving along the public roads. At the mean time, the front-seat passenger is also required to wear a seatbelt in an attempt to reduce the risk of injury of accident.
In accordance with the 2007 traffic law, the drivers have to wear seatbelts when driving. If not, Phnom Penh municipal traffic police will issue 5,000 riel fines (about $1.25).
The traffic law has been implemented by police in order to enforce people to respect the law. In the early year, the law has been implemented for motorbike drivers without wearing crash helmet and without installation of mirrors. Now, car drivers are required to use seatbelts as well.
It is observed that there are second-hand and old mini-buses, van, and cars having been imported and running in Cambodia. Most of those seatbelts are not functioning properly.
It is good that requiring all car drivers to use seatbelt to reduce the risk of injury on road. But what is important is that traffic police have to educate all drivers to wear seatbelts and to check whether seatbelts are functioning properly.
That’s funny. Seat belts should be automatic to automobile drivers, I mean it is for their own safety. Requiring should not be an effort.
Sure,sure. But most of Cambodian drivers do not care and wear it when they are driving. Therefore, traffic police would fine them if not wear it. Really, it sound funny for developing countries but it is not strange for poor countries like Cambodia.
Its good to have a seat belt law. Now if you get hit by one of those large unregulated trucks or a large unlicenced lexus driving dangerously who never seem to get stopped you will be safe.
Even though, you wear seat belt every time and properly, and your car is equipped with air space, you cannot avoid the death if you are driving very high speed and hit strongly other trucks or cars or trees.
No one dares to ensure drivers’ life when they drive with high speed with other trucks…etc.