[Video animation shows safety steps and guides for seatbelt safety in Ontario.]
[Title: Seatbelt Safety]
Narrator: Here’s what you need to know about seatbelt safety in Ontario.
In Ontario, everyone must wear a seatbelt.
It must be securely fastened and properly adjusted. You must buckle up for all trips. In all seats.
For seatbelts to work they cannot be twisted – a twisted seatbelt won't spread the force of a crash across your body to protect you properly.
Wear your seatbelt so that it crosses your chest and your lower hips – these areas of the body are better able to withstand the force of a crash.
Drivers are responsible for ensuring anyone in the vehicle under the age of 16 is wearing a seatbelt or are secured in the appropriate child car seat or booster seat.
Drivers can face a fine if they don’t.
If you're pregnant, you still need to wear a seatbelt. You should wear both the lap and shoulder belt and sit in as upright a position as possible.
Wear the lap belt low so it pulls downward on your pelvic bones and not across your stomach.
If you have front airbags, move your seat as far back from the dash as possible, to reduce the potential impact of the airbag.
While they're not required to sit in the back seat, research has shown that children under the age of 13 are safest in the back seat away from active airbags.
Passengers who are 16 years of age or older are responsible for buckling up themselves.
You will face a fine if you are not using or wearing a seatbelt properly.
If you wear a seatbelt properly, you are more likely to survive a crash.
Evidence shows that Ontario's seatbelt law works and saves lives. Buckle-up, it’s the law.
Find out more at Ontario.ca/seatbelts
[Title: Learn more at ontario.ca/seatbelts] [Ontario logo]