KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Consumer and safety groups have renewed their calls for authorities to ban seat belt dummy buckles, amid continued sales in do-it-yourself (DIY) stores and...
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“I think sometimes the consumer buys this dummy buckle not knowing what it actually does, so we have to raise some awareness on this as well. Try to encourage people to learn about the product, then they’ll realise how dangerous it is for them, their families, and the public’s safety,” she added. “It’s essential to underscore the significance of seatbelts as one of the most crucial safety innovations in road safety, particularly in reducing fatalities and serious injuries, with an almost 50 per cent reduction in such incidents during frontal vehicle collisions for both drivers and front passengers,” Mohideen said in the statement.
Consumer and safety groups groups reiterated to Malay Mail that the devices — which are used to disarm the alarm that alerts drivers or passengers if they do not wear seat belts — severely threaten road safety.According to Lim, it is difficult to ascertain how many dummy belt buckles are being sold, but she estimated it to be around 3,000 units per year. While most of these products are sold online, some can easily be found in DIY and accessory stores in Malaysia.
When speaking to the storekeepers, they mentioned that dummy buckles were not actually popular items and they were unsure of how many had been sold in the past month. When asked if they would continue to sell them, they expressed uncertainty. Wong pointed out that the dummy buckles not only serve no safety function, but instead can make the cars faulty.
Consumer And Safety Groups Ban Of Seat Belt Dummy Buckles
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