The Internet of criminal things

Posted Sep 29, 2015 22:07 UTC (Tue) by pizza (subscriber, #46)
In reply to: The Internet of criminal things by mathstuf
Parent article: The Internet of criminal things

Here in Florida, if the driver, front passenger(s) or any children in the vehicle are not belted in, the driver will get a ticket. There are only three exceptions granted -- medical necessity, newspaper delivery, and garbage pickup.

Doors are another matter; it really depends on the state and locale, and the type of road you're on -- they're often required for interstates and other limited-access highways, but perfectly okay on local roads, as long as the vehicle still has proper mirrors.

The Internet of criminal things

Posted Oct 1, 2015 11:27 UTC (Thu) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

In the UK, I think for the most part the car has to be "road legal as of regs when it was made". As for seatbelts, they must be worn if fitted (and I believe rules recently changed to say that children cannot be carried in vehicles without seatbelts). But seeing as REAR seatbelts were required by law to be an option as far back as the 1960s, it's a very old car that cannot be retrofitted with manufacturer-approved original design seatbelts.

The main purpose of the MOT (the mandatory annual road-worthiness test) is mostly to make sure that the car is up to those original specs - checking that the brakes are functional, the engine is running efficiently, the structure isn't rusty, etc etc.

Cheers,
Wol