A 33-year-old Tingalpa man has been issued with a $1,209 traffic infringement for driving while two children were not correctly wearing seatbelts.
Around 8:15am yesterday, August 26, police were conducting a traffic operation on Compton Road at Kuraby as part of Queensland Road Safety Week activities.
Officers pulled over a vehicle and observed two children in the back seat were not wearing seatbelts correctly.
A 5-year-old boy was not properly secured in his booster seat with a H-harness.
While a 6-year-old boy was seated in the right-side back seat, but had the middle seat belt wrapped around his neck.
The driver was issued an infringement for driving a motor vehicle while passenger/s at least 4-years old but less than 7-years old were unrestrained, which carries a penalty of $1,209 and four demerit points.
Acting Inspector Kylie Doyle says there is no excuse that will ever justify putting a child's life at risk by driving when their seatbelt is not worn correctly.
"Failure to wear a seatbelt is one of the leading causes of road crash death, unrestrained drivers and passengers are eight times more likely to be killed in a road crash," A/Inspector Doyle said.
"Road safety starts with the decisions you make before your journey begins, like ensuring all passengers are safely secured by seatbelts."
"If this driver had been in a crash, it would have likely resulted in significant, possibly life-threatening injuries for these children."
"As of August 26, 12 lives have been lost on South Brisbane District roads, this is 5 more lives than 2023."
"It is critical we all play our part to be safer on Queensland roads."
Police will continue to adopt a zero-tolerance policy of unsafe driving to deter these behaviours and to raise safe driving education through engagement with Queensland road users.
To learn more about road safety and QPS' initiatives to help make Queensland's road's safer, visit: www.police.qld.gov.au/initiatives/road-safety.
The Queensland Police Service is committed to reducing number of lives lost on our roads.
Data shows that serious crashes can be significantly reduced when drivers recognise and avoid the 'Fatal Five' behaviours: speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing seatbelts, fatigue and distraction.
Road safety is everyone's responsibility. Learn more about staying safe on Queensland roads: https://www.police.qld.gov.au/initiatives/fatal-five-staying-safe-roads
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