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Require car makers to install rear seat occupant sensors to improve seatbelt use

Submitted by Alexander Bole on Sunday 31st March 2024

Published on Wednesday 17th April 2024

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 17th October 2024

Current Signatures: 10
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Require car makers to install rear seat occupant sensors to improve seatbelt use

Petition Details

We believe there is a disparity in seatbelt usage between front and rear seats in cars. New cars should be required to have occupant sensors in rear seats, which trigger a warning if the seatbelt is unfastened in an occupied seat. Currently, only front seats are required to have occupant sensors.

Additional Information

Regulations should be adjusted to better protect individuals in accidents: many current seatbelt warning systems for rear seat passengers are only triggered when a buckled seatbelt is then unbuckled, therefore it is easily defeated by simply never buckling the seatbelt in the first place.


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