SEAT BELTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES

Parliament of Singapore · 25 July 1994 · 8th Parliament

Official Report, 25 July 1994, Vol 63, Issue 2 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Kanwaljit SoinWong Kan Seng
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Dr Kanwaljit Soin asked the Minister for Home Affairs whether he will consider making it compulsory for school children to use seat belts in school buses in the interests of the safety of these children.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: There are no plans now to compel school buses to fix seat belts for school children travelling in such buses as there does not appear to be a major problem of safety of children at the moment. However, the Traffic Police would keep an open mind on this subject, and would learn from the experience of other countries which have implemented this requirement.

As far as we know, only Australia has made this requirement compulsory. Even then, it is implementing this in phases from 1st July 1994, starting with the heavy buses first.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 25 July 1994. Republished on SGParliament.