JV EJERCITO: CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM TO PROTECT INFANTS, CHILDREN FROM ROAD CRASHES

Senator JV Ejercito has filed today the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act of 2017 (SB No. 1447), a road safety measure that proposes the use of a child restraint system designed to protect infants and children from drastic effects of collision or sudden stop of vehicles.

Sen. Ejercito said that while the country has implemented the mandatory use of seat belts to reduce death among drivers and passengers, the said law only protects adults and is not purposely adapted for infants and children.

"The lack of a road safety law that targets children and infants is what I would want to address. This is why I am seeking to pass the use of a Child Restraint Systems in private vehicles. When correctly installed and used depending on the child's size, height and weight, child restraints are proven to reduce fatal injuries among infants by approximately 70%," Ejercito as Public Services Vice Chairman today said.

Ejercito said with more families preferring to use their own cars to get to their destination, the passage of such law requiring child restraint systems and restricting children from sitting in the front seat potentially has the effect of protecting millions of children being transported daily.