Created: February 18, 2013 Last Updated: February 18, 2013
All new vehicles in Canada are required to have a shoulder belt in addition to a lap belt for the rear centre seat starting Sept. 1, 2015. (Georgii Dolgykh/Photos.com)
\>");The rear centre seats in all new vehicles in Canada will need to have a shoulder belt starting in 2015, Transport Canada has announced.
The seats were previously required to only have a lap belt in Canada. The new regulations will mandate manufacturers to include both a lap belt and a shoulder belt, which is already a requirement in the U.S.
?Making shoulder belts mandatory in the rear centre seat will reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads,? Transport Minister Denis Lebel said in a statement.
The new regulation is being introduced along with a few other safety requirements as an amendment to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
Mark Nantais, president of the Canadian Vehicles Manufacturers? Association, says the changes are important not only because they enhance safety for the vehicle occupants, but also because they align Canada?s safety standards with those in the U.S.
?This is a good thing, because we operate in an integrated North American market?our industry is integrated,? he says, adding that not all Canadian manufacturers are necessarily building to the U.S. standards.
With suppliers building to the same standards, the economies of scale help in reducing costs and faster delivery of technology, which ultimately benefit consumers, Nantais explains.
?This ensures that most advanced safety technology comes to market more easily and more affordably for consumers.?
The changes in regulations are being done as part of the commitments of the Canada-US Regulatory Cooperation Council, formed in 2011 to better align the regulatory approaches of the two countries.
Other safety requirements being introduced include using female and child-sized dummies in addition to male dummies in vehicle safety testing, improved air bag deployment testing, and increasing the vehicle test speed to better protect occupants in frontal crashes.
Manufacturers have to comply with the new requirements by Sept. 1, 2015. Older vehicles do not need to be retrofitted, according to the ministry.
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Source: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/canada/new-seat-belt-requirements-for-vehicles-in-canada-349177.html
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