{"id":12158,"date":"2022-07-17T16:21:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T16:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=12158"},"modified":"2024-02-24T12:38:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T12:38:49","slug":"restraints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/restraints\/","title":{"rendered":"Restraints"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/restraints\/#Protective_Devices\" title=\"Protective Devices\">Protective Devices<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/restraints\/#Restraints\" title=\"Restraints\">Restraints<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/restraints\/#Passenger_Vehicles\" title=\"Passenger Vehicles\">Passenger Vehicles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/restraints\/#Exceptions\" title=\"Exceptions\">Exceptions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Protective_Devices\"><\/span>Protective Devices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A vehicle must have front and rear seat safety belts. The detailed requirements are specified. There is a requirement to use safety belts in the front and rear seats. The owner is liable for breach of the requirements by any users.<\/p>\n<p>There are limited exemptions. A certificate by a medical practitioner in a specified format may be available to certain persons with medical conditions which prevent them from using the restraint.<\/p>\n<p>The use of a crash helmet while using a motorcycle is mandatory.<\/p>\n<p>Certain vehicles, such as those carrying goods, trailers, emergency vehicles, and public service vehicles, must have specific plates and authorisations.<\/p>\n<p>A tractor must have a steel frame designed to protect the driver in the event of overturning. It is not required where the vehicle is travelling between certain places.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restraints\"><\/span>Restraints<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Seat belts are mandatory, and cars must not be used without them. \u00a0Safety belts and child restraints are required.\u00a0 There are provisions for fixed charge penalty points etc.\u00a0 There are detailed provisions in respect of permissible and required child restraints.<\/p>\n<p>The European Communities (Compulsory Use of Safety Belts and Child Restraint Systems in Motor Vehicles) Regulations govern the \u00a0use of safely belts. Every adult occupant of a seat in a vehicle where a safety belt is provided must wear the safety belt.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers must ensure persons under 17 comply with this obligation.\u00a0 Persons concerned other than the passenger under 17 years are guilty of an offence.<\/p>\n<p>Restraint Requirements<\/p>\n<p>A person may not drive a vehicle with a child under 3 years on board unless the child is restrained by an appropriate child restraint system.\u00a0 This requires a child seat type arrangement with buckles and straps. A child under 3 years old may be carried in a small public service vehicle (taxi) in a seat other than the front seat if no appropriate child restraint system is available.<\/p>\n<p>A person may not drive a vehicle with a child over 3 years, unless the child is restrained by an appropriate child restraint system.\u00a0 A child of 3 years or more may be carried on a seat other than a front seat of a vehicle which is not equipped with a belt anchorage.\u00a0 In the case of a taxi, a child over three may be carried in a place other than in the front seat if no appropriate child restraint system is available.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of a child more than 135 cm height, the child must sit on a seat fitted with a safety belt which is worn. A child, for the purpose of regulations, is a person under 150 cm in height and weighing less than 36 kg.<\/p>\n<p>A child restraint system applies to children under 36 kg containing either a child seat or partial restraint used in conjunction with the safety belt. A person shall not drive a vehicle with a child restrained by a rearward-facing child restraint system fitted in the seat, in front of which there is an airbag unless the airbag has been deactivated while the child restraint system is in use.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passenger_Vehicles\"><\/span>Passenger Vehicles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In larger vehicles with a passenger capacity of more than eight persons, every adult and every child of 3 years or more occupying a seat shall wear a safety belt or appropriate child restraint system.\u00a0 The driver need not carry a passenger who, without reasonable and just cause, fails to comply with the obligation.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers of such vehicles, generally taxis and smaller omnibuses, must be informed of the requirement.\u00a0 This must be done by the announcement of the driver, or where they are part of a group by the group leader or supervisor, audio-visual presentation, prominent sign or pictogram.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exceptions\"><\/span>Exceptions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The regulations do not apply to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a person wearing a disabled person\u2019s belt,<\/li>\n<li>holders of certain medical certificates of exemption,<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0persons giving instruction in respect of driving a vehicle<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0members of Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na in the course of duty,<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0persons conducting a driving test.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A member of Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na may demand the requisite medical certificate, where it is claimed by way of exemption.\u00a0 Failure to produce within 10 days at a nominated Garda station is an offence.<\/p>\n<p>The offences carry a fine of up to \u20ac5,000 as far as public service vehicles are concerned and up to \u20ac2000 in the case of another vehicle.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-12158\" data-postid=\"12158\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-12158 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protective Devices A vehicle must have front and rear seat safety belts. The detailed requirements are specified. There is a requirement to use safety belts in the front and rear seats. The owner is liable for breach of the requirements by any users. There are limited exemptions. 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