Thread: Child Restraint Law changes

this is good but they do need to get the message out more.
i have kids and considering they one of most important things in life, people then stick a 2yo in the front seat with no booster/harness.
i can't remember but sure in the uk under 12 cannot ride in front unless all other seats taken by minors.

cheers

Good time to sell any unwanted booster seats that have been taking up room in the shed.
My brother put one in the weekends paper & sold all four he had,the phone hasn't stopped ringing.

So cabbies will have to have them as well?

Umm....the boots full of baby capsules,booster seats & also the LPG tank,no room for any luggage...

On a serious note,good to see these rules are in,how often do you see kids in cars without a seat belt on....too often

Just a couple of extra points to be aware of :

[1] Booster seats have Used By dates. Given the engineered design and materials used for new boosters over the old styrofoam boosters, I think this has more to to with protectionsim than protection. But be warned - sell your old ones before they get too old, and don't buy any that will be out of date before your kids turn 7.

[2] A child under 7 can sit in a regular seat if / when their size / weight exceeds the capacity of the booster seat.

Taxis in our area have been carrying a booster and a capsule in the boot for a while
I have a 2 year old grand daughter and my daughter uses taxis a bit little kids have had to be in approved restraints for a while now.

Originally Posted by Michael2

Just a couple of extra points to be aware of :

[2] A child under 7 can sit in a regular seat if / when their size / weight exceeds the capacity of the booster seat.

In NSW any child under the age of 7 is required to be in a child restraint. I have not found anything within the laws that state they don't need to be in a booster seat when over weight or too big,

Originally Posted by Oldisthenewnew

I assume these new laws are NSW only...
Last I read in the NT kids over 12 months could sit anywhere anyhow...
Only in the NT....

I was following a bus today with an ad on it's bum stating that they are new national road rules. So I am assuming that it will be applying across the nation, except of course those parts of Australia that don't consider themselves to be a part of the nation !

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

I was following a bus today with an ad on it's bum stating that they are new national road rules. So I am assuming that it will be applying across the nation, except of course those parts of Australia that don't consider themselves to be a part of the nation !

Since all states and territories subscribe to national road rules and vehicle standards, I wonder whence the strife we see repeatedly in these pages whenever someone moves or buys interstate?

I see no reason to suppose this latest "national" road rule will be anything different - if you (or anyone else) know of anything special about this change to distinguish it from all the other "national" rules, please let us know.

The facts are that the national rules have no force in any state or territory until they are implemented into legislation - which process is subject to all the usual lobby and special interest tampering that happens with any legislation. And then there is administration, which may vary from state to state anywhere from meticulous enforcement of the letter of the law regardless of how silly, to total non-enforcement!

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Since all states and territories subscribe to national road rules and vehicle standards, I wonder whence the strife we see repeatedly in these pages whenever someone moves or buys interstate?

I see no reason to suppose this latest "national" road rule will be anything different - if you (or anyone else) know of anything special about this change to distinguish it from all the other "national" rules, please let us know.

The facts are that the national rules have no force in any state or territory until they are implemented into legislation - which process is subject to all the usual lobby and special interest tampering that happens with any legislation. And then there is administration, which may vary from state to state anywhere from meticulous enforcement of the letter of the law regardless of how silly, to total non-enforcement!

John

My experiences of dealings with different states over registration and modification matters is that all states say they have agreed to and accepted the national uniform road rules. However they seem to have adopted six different sets of uniform road rules. As JD says, the level of enforcement varies from ridiculous through rigid to laissez passe. You can't even get the same answer to a question from two or more officers of Qld. Transport. So much for uniformity.

Around 1977 the National Association of Australian State Road Authorities (NAASRA) came up with a set of uniform rules pertaining to length, weight, and speed limits for trucks. Amid much publicity, bureaucratic and ministerial chest puffing and back slapping, these rules were said to be now adopted nationwide. Anyone who has been in the road transport business since is fully aware that this never really happened. Any uniformity is purely by accident or for convenience.