Phuket Info Center today (Aug 20) shared a post on its official Facebook page reiterating new legislation from the National Police Agency that came into effect on Thursday (Aug 17).
The law states that industry standard approved safety seats must be fitted and used by all children under the age of 6 when travelling in a vehicle on the roads.
Authorities emphasised that it is the full repsonsibility of parents to be aware of the rule and to adhere to it at all times to safeguard the welfare of their children in the event of a road accident.
Failure to comply with the now mandatory rule will see a fine of B2,000 enforced on offenders, authorities confirmed.
The reminder comes after it was confirmed by the Royal Thai Police earlier this month that passengers riding in taxis or other public transport vehicles will be obligated to wear seat belts starting from Nov 6.
The announcement was published in the Royal Gazette on Aug 8 and signed by national police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas, citing Section 123/3 of the Land Transportation Act.
The warning may be made verbally, by a sign or signs present and visible inside the vehicle, through an audio recording played inside the vehicle or via other means.
The driver must also inform passengers they must sit in designated seats, as well as never allow more than the legally permitted number of passengers into the vehicle on each trip.
No supplementary seating installed without official permission may be offered to passengers to sit on, either.
No passengers may stand inside a moving vehicle unless there is a designated area for standing.
Also, passengers may not stick any part of their body out of a moving public transport vehicle.