Why do Nigerian FRSC insists on driver and front passenger seat belts only when rear seat belts are just as important.

Frontal collusion can send a rear occupant smashing through the windshield and onto the pavement without seat belts.

A somersaulting vehicle can also spill rear occupants out of windows when seatbelts are not fastened.
But the FRSC do not enforce rear seat belt application or usuage.

Is there something substantially different in vehicle regulations about the usages of front and rear seat belts?

I guess its because the front passenger or driver is more at risk of death or severe injury in the case of an accident. If you're at the back you've got the seats in front of you (which are usually cushioned) to stop you from serious harm, but the front occupants can end up flying out of the vehicle if seat belts are not worn.
Its the same reason many cars have only front airbags.

thesicilian:
I guess its because the front passenger or driver is more at risk of death or severe injury in the case of an accident. If you're at the back you've got the seats in front of you (which are usually cushioned) to stop you from serious harm, but the front occupants can end up flying out of the vehicle if seat belts are not worn.
Its the same reason many cars have only front airbags.

But I hear there are cars with back seat air bags, because sometimes, the impact of a car accident readily saves the driver and passenger (driver's side), but leaves those behind at much greater risk.

joseph1832:
But I hear there are cars with back seat air bags, because sometimes, the impact of a car accident readily saves the driver and passenger (driver's side), but leaves those behind at much greater risk.

Yeah. Most of the newer model vehicles now have back seat airbags. Pops out from the sides

thesicilian:

Yeah. Most of the newer model vehicles now have back seat airbags. Pops out from the sides

Cool. But I'd prefer air bags popping out from the head rest of both the driver and passenger side. Its way better than having those pimp_ up monitors (screens) there.

thesicilian:
I guess its because the front passenger or driver is more at risk of death or severe injury in the case of an accident. If you're at the back you've got the seats in front of you (which are usually cushioned) to stop you from serious harm, but the front occupants can end up flying out of the vehicle if seat belts are not worn.
Its the same reason many cars have only front airbags.

I have seen a somersaulting Peugeot 504 where a rare passenger was thrown off.

And only older cars have only front earbags too.

Cus they are all bunch of illiterate that didn't receive proper training!!

the life of the front passenger is More important than the back passengers..

1. Overcrowding in back seats. Who go wear seatbelt and who no go wear?
2. In most cases in Nigeria, its the broke people that sit in the back, so seatbelt or no seatbelt, all na bad market. and we all know that the reason why they stop people is not because they're concerned about their SAFETY (who send u?)

Because those in front stand a higher death risk

To make money

too early for this kain question

I always thought of that too.. Also why are there no seat belts in some buses for passengers

I think they should start laying emphasis on that too.

Yeah baby, @last I overcomed,front page tins, well I think we in nigeria and it was once implored for all nigerians front and bak seat to use seat belt by the FRS. But as time flies by so do many tinz die down like the one dey said but okada and deir passengers shud wear helmet, who does dat this days becos there's nobody to enforce it.

powerfulsettingz:
To make money

Enforcement of seatbelt use by FRSC is probably the best policy by the Corp since their inception.

Most Nigerians are now used to it and I can tell you it has saved lots of lives.

That's because people wen dey back seat no dey die. I've often wondered that too.

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Na because juju dey their head

The chance of survival at d back seat is higher than front.. Hence need for.seat belts

Lezzlie:
Why do Nigerian FRSC insists on driver and front passenger seat belts only when rear seat belts are just as important.

Frontal collusion can send a rear occupant smashing through the windshield and onto the pavement without seat belts.

A somersaulting vehicle can also spill rear occupants out of windows when seatbelts are not fastened.
But the FRSC do not enforce rear seat belt application or usuage.

Is there something substantially different in vehicle regulations about the usages of front and rear seat belts?

i dnt knw .maybe because the driver nd front passenger are at greater risk

Accident usually affect the people at the front more than others, although depending on the type

is becos the steering can easily press the driver to death when crash occur

Don't mind them...

I wonder o

passengers on the back seat will be stopped by the seats in front of them.

capish

The ones at the front seat are more at risk compare to those sitting at the back

Only two 2 people are allowed to sit at the back ..
At least that's how most cars are built
But in Nigeria, especially Nigerian taxis, 5 people sit at the back, some will even lap themself.. How do you expect them to use sit belt?

thesicilian:
I guess its because the front passenger or driver is more at risk of death or severe injury in the case of an accident. If you're at the back you've got the seats in front of you (which are usually cushioned) to stop you from serious harm, but the front occupants can end up flying out of the vehicle if seat belts are not worn.
Its the same reason many cars have only front airbags.

I beg to disagree with you as in totally. Last year December, an African football player in Germany was flung out of the back seat of a car during a collision and he died instantly cus he was not using his belt while his two friends in d front survived. Was the seats not dia to stop him if your theory is right?

In advanced countries, all occupants either u sit in front or back must use dia seat beats. Even the cars will continue to peep in a very annoying way if those at the back refuse to comply. And ur license can be revoked as a driver if a back seater in your car is caught beltless after u are fined like 100€. Even kids below 10 av a special seat u buy separately that u put on d seat in the back. Dey seat on this and not on d car seat directly before u belt them in.

Just that in Nigeria, our law enforcers do not even know the right thing not to talk of enforcing it. Nigeria is just so messed up

no idea!! right from when I was a kid...u rarely c those at d back seat using seat belt...seems more like a natural occurrence.