{"id":4964,"date":"2010-12-08T11:01:26","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T16:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=4964"},"modified":"2010-12-08T11:01:26","modified_gmt":"2010-12-08T16:01:26","slug":"police-to-finally-enforce-seatbelt-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2010\/12\/police-to-finally-enforce-seatbelt-laws","title":{"rendered":"Police To Finally Enforce Seatbelt Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting Monday, police will be enforcing the long ignored seatbelts laws, says Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest.<\/p>\n

The laws were passed back in March, 2002, but have never been enforced<\/a>, due to the public’s refusal to obey them.<\/p>\n

All drivers and passengers will be required to use seatbelts or risk fines ranging from $100 up to $500.<\/p>\n

Turnquest says the laws will be strictly enforced, but that remains to be seen, considering almost no laws in the Bahamas are strictly enforced.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, police say that as of Monday, drivers not wearing seatbelts will be fined $300. Passengers not wearing seatbelts wwill be fined $100. If children are found riding in vehicles not secured by a seatbelt or child safety, the driver of the vehicle will be fined $500.<\/p>\n

There have been over 2,000 traffic accidents and 40 traffic fatalities in New Providence in 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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