New Safety Laws to Protect Children in Cars
Source: Tasmania. Minister for Infrastructure
"Safeguarding the lives of Tasmanian children travelling in cars is one of the prime objectives of new road safety laws introduced on Monday (30 November). Launching the package of new road rules today, the Minister for Infrastructure, Graeme Sturges, said that all Tasmanian children aged under the age of four would need to be secured in an approved restraint when travelling in vehicles, and from November 2010 children aged between four and seven would have to wear either a child restraint or be in a booster seat. These new laws are based on the latest safety research available to better protect children from serious injury."