How will the Police enforce the new child seat law?

[ICSD]

Just wondering how this will be done.

Do Police have the authority to get a child out of the car and measure them?

Do they have the authority to enter the car and attempt to measure them sat down?

[BliarsGoing]

No need, driver states that it's an "occasional short journey" and the law doesn't apply.

[grumbledoak]

Or driver states "I'm only carrying him as a favour for a friend" and again the law does not apply.

You would have to have really annoyed someone for them to even try enforcing this one...

[eliminator]

Three steps to enforcement

1. Employ more police
2. Transfer them to traffic
3. Train them appropriatly
4. Send them out on the road

Oh, just spotted the obvious mistake - that's 4 steps. It will never happen then.

[timf]

the same way they enforce the wearing of rear setbelts now
because we have never seen cars with people in the rear seats not wearing the belts

Edited by timf on Thursday 14th September 16:07

[Dwight VanDriver]

Type Approval and Certificate of Accuracy of tape measure to find height of said nipper?

dvd

[jeremyc]

[Davel]

Does a short adult need a booster seat too?

Not me of course, I'm asking for a friend...

Edited by Davel on Thursday 14th September 17:03

[esselte]

Davel said:

Does a short adult need a booster seat too?

Not me of course, I'm asking for a friend...

No,I think it's for under 12's only.

[Davel]

Sorry, meant to add the wink before and just added it..

[Einion Yrth]

esselte said:

Davel said:

Does a short adult need a booster seat too?

Not me of course, I'm asking for a friend...

No,I think it's for under 12's only.

How about a short adult born on February the 29th?

[cptsideways]

I can see the "boys" in blue moving their dohnut breaks to admire the yummy mummies (sorry check on the sprogs & their boosters) outside all the school gates


Well thats what I would do

[jasandjules]

As above, the law already has a get out of jail free card built in.

If anyone saw Dragons Den last night, the law should make it compulsory to use one of that chaps Child Seatbelts.

[catso]

If it's for the childrens 'safety' then why do school buses, especially those used for long trips not even have seat belts, let alone proper child sized belts?

[GKP]

You're all making the assumption that we have any BIBs out on the beat to enforce these new laws. Normally they're back at the station wading through mountains of paperwork (and making five copies of it) to ensure the local scrotes get their 3 hour jail term!
You know the wheely bins that have sensors in them? Coming to a car near you...seatbelt cameras!

[bigdods]

I know exactly how this will be enforced. Our local CSO , who is already public enemy number one is no doubt rubbing her hands with glee and preparing her tape measure ready for monday morning where she always sits outside the school harassing people. Yet another serious offence for her to badger us with *sigh*. I am SO looking forward to her face when she whips out her tape measure and finds my oldest boy is 2mm taller than the minimum.