to Drivers can transport children till 12 years without car seats, however, with specification that in such cases alternative holding specifics and seat belts have to be applied. Such the decision the judge of the Supreme Court according to the complaint of the driver from Yekaterinburg took out Kaygorodova A.. In April of last year the claimant was fined three thousand rubles by the staff of traffic police that transported the child, having fastened it regular seat belts by means of the special children's holding FEST device. It is a triangular fabric overlay for the regular seat belt, taking away a strap from area of a neck of the child to a thorax. Unlike a car seat, such adapter costs not much very much - within 500 rubles.
did not manage to Appeal against the decision on a penalty to the driver neither in regional, nor in regional court. In the State traffic inspectorate also disagreed that this way of transportation of children is safe. In a year the fined motorist reached the Supreme Court where achieved support. The judge of VS Merkulov Vladimir paid attention to the literal formulation of point of the traffic regulations regulating transportation of children. There it is said that children till 12 years on a back seat can be carried with use of the children's holding devices corresponding to weight and growth of the child, or other means, allowing to fasten the child a seat belt. That is, specifically, about a car seat there it is not specified. And here on a forward seat of the child it is allowed to transport only with use of children's holding devices.
as a result the court cancelled the resolution of traffic police on involvement of the resident of Yekaterinburg to administrative responsibility.
Should tell
that motorists on the lawful bases could and can use for transportation of children not only car seats and boosters, but also clamps, adapters which hold the child at the time of sudden braking or sharp maneuvers. Though a pillow under a bottom to the child put or to steam of volumes of the Soviet encyclopedia. If only there was an opportunity to fasten it a regular seat belt. All these opportunities are provided by traffic regulations existing now.
But now amendments to rules which provide an exception of "other" devices are under consideration. When these amendments will adopt, the child till 12 years on back sitting is required to be transported or in a car seat or the booster, or the fastened regular seat belt. Thus, rules will consider the weight and growth of the child. If the child did not reach growth in 150 cm, a regular belt it cannot be fastened. Has to go in a chair or by the booster. And if passed this barrier, it and a belt has enough.
also that since January 1 of this year Federal Technical Regulation and Metrology Agency forbade sale of FEST adapters because they do not conform to requirements for safety of the child in transit it in mechanical vehicles. But this ban concerns only their sale. And use of earlier released adapters is not forbidden yet.