Rear Seatbelts from 1st June

Finally, all rear seat passenger to wear seat belts from 1st June 2008 here in Malaysia.

• No summons for the offence will be issued until the end of August.
• Ruling only effects cars registered after January 1995.
• Owners of cars without rear seat belts have three years to get them installed.

Free rear seat belts installation for older Perodua cars...


Perodua to retrofit cars (From the Star Online)
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/3/nation/21431382&sec=nation

KUALA LUMPUR: Carmaker Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua (Perodua) is looking at the logistics of retrofitting some 200,000 of its older cars with rear seat belts before the three-year grace period is up.
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Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat said on Sunday that an agreement for owners of locally-made vehicles to get rear seat belts installed free had been worked out with the manufacturers, banks and insurance companies.

A multi-party memorandum of understanding on the free installation is expected to be signed soon.
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