Resources

This leaflet provides practical advice on how people riding bikes or driving a truck or bus can safely share the road together.

This information is no longer available in factsheet format. Instead, you can read this information in our safety for children section.

This factsheet explains why safety belts matter, responsibilities, fines, choosing a safety belt and maintenance. View information on safety belts and restraints in our safety section

View information on airbags in the section on choosing the right vehicle

This factsheet is a general overview of what information parents and care givers need to know when children travel in a vehicle. This includes what the legal requirements are for restraining children in a vehicle, as well as what information you need to know when renting or purchasing (new and used) child restraints, and the fitting of child restraints into a vehicle. Important

The child restraint laws changed on 1 November 2013. The factsheet below has been updated to reflect those changes. You can also view information on child restraints in our safety section