Bringing some well-deserved attention to child restraints in cars
Car seats for children became compulsory in South Africa at the end of April, and Dekra Automotive South Africa has a project to help those less fortunate.
As from 30 April 2015, child restraints or car seats for kids under the age of three became compulsory in South Africa. This is due to an increase in motor vehicle use across the globe resulting in more road accidents, especially in low-income countries.
One of the most effective ways to protect children from getting injured in crashes, is the use of child restraints, car seats or seat belts.
In order to raise awareness to this issue, Dekra Automotive South Africa, in association with charity organisation Wheel Well, is hosting a venture called Dekra Safe Child. This is a project that invites members of the public to donate used and usable child car seats that they no longer need to any one of its 42 branches nationwide in exchange for free vehicle safety checks. The seats will be given to families who cannot afford the price of a new car seat.
The aim of the project is to assist South Africans to comply with the new vehicle child restraint legislation that came into effect on the 30th of April 2015.
This year also saw the new legislation with regard to the Anti-smoking legislation in South Africa. People can be stiffly fined if they smoke in a car where children under the age of 12 are present.
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