The Union government recently proposed that all seats in a car, including rear-middle seat, must have a y-shaped seatbelt that is considered safer and typically provided for all window seats.
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While the use of rear seatbelts is integral to ensuring safety of all passengers in a vehicle and mandatory under law, lack of awareness and poor enforcement are big impediments.
In a draft notification issued earlier this month for stakeholder consultations, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed that all front-facing seats in passenger vehicles with up to eight seats should be provided with three-point belts, also known as y-belts.
Earlier, manufacturers had the option to provide a three-point or two-point (waist strap) belt and most cars already have y-shaped belts for window seats.
The three-point seat belt have been proven to be safer than the lap belt because it evenly spreads out the energy of a moving body over the chest, shoulders and pelvis at the time of a collision, resulting in fewer injuries.
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