Today saw the start of the 1-week European-wide campaign to increase awareness of the use of seatbelts and children’s seats in cars, with the Slovak police joining in with spot checks all week.
The campaign, organised by the international road safety organisation TISPOL, will go on until Sunday 18 September, so don’t be surprised if you are stopped sometime this week.
The use of seatbelts and proper children’s seats has been shown to reduce the number of road deaths. Any child under 150 cm in height is obliged to use a children’s seat, so belt up and make sure you are not caught out this week.