'Rear passenger seatbelts important too'

Motorists are being urged to make sure passengers in the rear of the vehicle buckle up before embarking on journeys.

Following government findings that seatbelts have helped save 60,000 lives since it became mandatory for drivers and front seat passengers to wear them, the motoring body suggests that attention must also be paid to those in the back of the car.

Drivers - potentially including modified car insurance policy holders - should ensure that checking seatbelts are being worn becomes part of their cockpit drill, the Institute of Advanced Motorists suggests.

It states that since it became compulsory for rear seat passengers to belt up, take-up of seatbelts has not been as good as that of people in the front of the vehicle.

"If your passengers (of any age) argue that it is their choice whether or not to wear the seat belt, you will find that your counter argument - that it's your choice whether or not to start the car! - is pretty effective too," the organisation suggests.

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