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Seat Belts

The use of seat belts is mandatory for all drivers and vehicle passengers in Prince Edward Island.

Responsibilities of Vehicle Owner

• must not remove seat belts from the vehicle
• must replace broken, worn out or previously removed seat belts
• must maintain seat belts in good condition
• must not modify a seat belt in any way that will reduce its effectiveness

• must use available seat belt
• must make sure all passengers under 16 years of age wear available seat belts
• must make sure every child is secured in appropriate infant or child safety seat

• must use available seat belt

• Laws exist to protect the individual and society as a whole and they exist to be enforced. Mandatory seat belt legislation is designed to protect vehicle occupants whether or not they are at fault. You have the right to expect that people using roads and highways will take all reasonable precautions against injuring you physically or financially. Roads belong to the public and are built with tax dollars. Children have the right to expect their parents to do all they can to ensure their safety and to protect themselves from potential dangers.

• Possession of a driver's license is not a right. It is a privilege to drive a motor vehicle in Prince Edward Island and in every other province in Canada. Those who abuse the privilege can expect that their license to drive will be taken away for a period of time.

• a driver of a vehicle which is travelling in reverse
• a passenger when all available seating positions with seat belts are occupied
• a fireman while in or on a vehicle of a fire fighting organization
• a medical attendant in an ambulance transporting a patient
• a person while engaged in work which requires that person to leave or enter the seating position at frequent intervals