Can you transport a preschooler on the lap of an adult person?
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Correct answer
B. No.
Explanation
In the photo you can see an adult sitting on the back seat of a car without a seat belt fastened; the question is about carrying a preschool child on their lap. Carrying a preschool child on an adult's lap is prohibited - answer B - regardless of whether they sit in the back (A) and whether the adult has a seat belt fastened (C). A child under 150 cm tall must travel in a child seat or another restraint device.
The Road Traffic Act requires a child under 150 cm tall to be carried in a child safety seat or another restraint device suited to the child's weight and height, and it prohibits the driver from carrying a passenger in a way that does not comply with this rule. The adult's seat belt does not hold a child sitting on the lap: in a collision, the adult's body crushes the child against the belt or the front seat, and at 50 km/h the child at that moment weighs as much as several hundred kilograms, and it is impossible to hold them with your arms. You carry a young child in a child seat suited to their weight, and an older and taller child on a booster seat.
Legal basis: Art. 39 para. 3 and Art. 45 para. 2 point 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)