We hope this is an unnecessary post but since you never know, here it goes. RA 8750[1] is short and so could be your life if you don’t follow it.
Mandatory Requirements
The following rules are a must:
- The driver and front seat passengers of a motor vehicle are required to wear their seat belts while inside a vehicle with running engine on any road or thoroughfare. So even if you’re in slow traffic or at a standstill, this rule still applies.
"Front seat passengers" include i) in the case of public utility jeepneys (PUJs), those seated at the right side beside the driver; and ii) in the case of public utility buses (PUBs) and special public service vehicles such as school services and the like, those seated at the right side beside the driver and those on the first row immediately behind the driver. Bet you didn’t know they had to wear seatbelts too. Further bet no one in the country follows this.
- Back seat passengers in private vehicles are required to wear their seat belts at all times.
- Children from ages 6 years and below are prohibited from sitting in the front seat of any running motor vehicle.
- Drivers of public motor vehicles are required to immediately inform and require the front seat passengers to wear seat belts. Passengers, front or back, who refuse to wear seat belts shall not be allowed to continue the trip.
- Public motor vehicles are required to post appropriate signs instructing front seat passengers to wear seat belts when inside the vehicle.
Penalties The following penalties shall be imposed: a) For failure to wear the seat belt and/or failure to require his passengers to wear seat belts, a minimum fine of P100 but not to exceed P1,000 for the first violation; a minimum of P200 but not to exceed P2,000 for the second violation; and a minimum of P500 but not to exceed P5,000 and suspension of driver's license for a period of 1 week for the third and succeeding violations; b) And the public motor vehicle operator, for failure to require passengers to wear seat belts, a minimum fine of P300 but not to exceed P3,000 for every violation; and 2) On any manufacturer, assembler, importer and distributor for every unit found without seat belts installed prior to its distribution to the public, a minimum fine of P5,000 but not to exceed P10,000 and suspension of the license to manufacture, assemble, import or distribute for a period of 1 year for the first violation; a minimum fine of P10,000 but not to exceed P20,000 and suspension of the license to manufacture, assemble, import or distribute for 2 years for the second violation; and a fine of P20,000 but not to exceed P50,000 and suspension of the license to manufacture, assemble, import or distribute for a period of 5 years for the third violation. Now the penalties may be insignificant but the risks to life and limb are not, so again, Buckle up! [1] August 5, 1999.
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