Take control of your safety. Buckle up.
In a collision, being ejected from a vehicle is almost always deadly.
Research shows since 2022, an average of two Manitobans die every month because they choose not to wear their seatbelt.
Lead the pack. Buckle up and make sure your loved ones wear their seatbelts.
Your vehicle is built to protect you and your passengers in the event of a collision – but for the best protection, you need to buckle up!
Wear your seatbelt in every seat, every time, every ride.
Command respect. Wear it right.
For your seatbelt to be effective, it must be:
• Flat and not twisted
• Snug over the shoulder and across the hips
• Never tucked under the arm
Buckle up or pay up.
In Manitoba, wearing your seatbelt is the law. Skipping the click will cost you $300 and two demerits.
A driver can also be ticketed $299.65 for each passenger under the age of 18 who is not properly buckled up, including those in child car seats.
Air bags are added protection
Air bags protect your head and upper body from injury in a collision. However, they don’t protect you the same way your seatbelt will. Your seatbelt protects you in every kind of crash, at any speed.
Air bag safety tips:
- Sit at least 25 cm away from the airbag
- Wear your seatbelt
- Never place a rear-facing child car seat in the front seat of a vehicle equipped with air bags