Seat Belt Simulation Required While Obtaining Driver’s License

In today’s issue of the Official Gazette, there is a decision that concerns all citizens who do not yet have a driver’s license but are considering getting a driver’s license. Within the scope of the Regulation on the Amendment of the Regulation on the Private Motor Vehicle Drivers Course of the Ministry of National Education, before the steering training is given to all driver candidates, seat belt simulation was decided to be given.

According to the information in the Official Gazette, the reason for taking such a decision to the seat belt exercise. Driver candidates will be made aware of the consequences of not using a seat belt after this decision.

The regulation published in the Official Gazette is as follows:

ARTICLE 1- The following article has been added to the Ministry of National Education Special Motor Vehicle Drivers Course Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 29/5/2013 and numbered 28661, following article 16.

“Seat belt simulation training

ARTICLE 16/A- (1) Driver candidates are subject to seat belt simulation training in order to make all driver candidates get the habit of wearing seat belts before starting the steering training, regardless of certificate class, to provide them with practical information about the consequences of not wearing a seat belt, and to explain the importance of using seat belts. they are kept.”

According to the Regulation, this decision is made 2 years after its publication, i.e. on September 20, 2024 will come into effect.

So why was such a decision taken?

There is not much to argue about how important the seat belt is. According to the information on the website of the Traffic Organization of the General Directorate of Security, Using seat belts increases the risk of serious injury in cars.45 percent , and 60 percent in pick-up trucks. In fatal accidents, seat belt users24.8 percent are not even injured

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it will help.

seat belt penalty Seat belt use in traffic, for everyone in Turkeycompulsory . If this rule is not followed, a penalty of 196 TL is applied for the year 2022. A 25% discount is given in case of payment in the first 15 days. The penalty to be paid with this discount,147 TL

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An example from seat belt simulations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXEmy-iVLm0

: Source: general Directorate of Security