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South African seat belt legislation requires that all drivers and passengers over the age of three years wear seatbelts (children under three years must be in a car seat or child restraint). Children over the age of four can use a booster seat up to the age of eleven years. Booster seats are designed to serve as a bridge from when a child is too big for a baby seat but not yet big enough to wear a safety belt.
My recommendation is that your family’s 5 year-old child MUST go into a booster seat (preferably strapped into the back seat of the car). You can hire a booster seat from a reputable company like Baby Lite (see www.babylite.co.za). Please let us know if you have any other questions. Take care and stay safe ?
Also view: "Child Restraints and Road Safety"
