Jerry here from Perth about to embark for the very first time in a motor home - right around this amazing country. I'm glad I realised that The Big Lap does not refer to a way of drinking a nice SSB from a bucket or I could have embarrassed myself.
I wonder if anyone knows the answer to this question - the motor home I'm about to buy only has lap belts in the driver and passenger seats up front - not 3 point across the chest type belts. Is this ok legally? (the safety part is another issue!)
Also, its a 4 berth but there's only the two seat belts as above and I think I read somewhere that there are supposed to be the same number of belts as there are berths. The RV is a 1988 Country Coach.
Thanks in advance and look forward to meeting some of you on the road.
And Merry Christmas!!!
Regards
Jerry
DES3175 said
05:00 PM Dec 23, 2014
Hi Jerry,
I believe the law is that the driver and front passenger must have a lap/sash seatbelt and if there is a centre seat it only needs to be a lap seatbelt.You are also required to have as many seatbelts as you have berths. So you would be required to have seatbelts for the other seats and if they are frontfacing you need them to be lap/sash belts.If they are side facing you are only required to have lap belts.Therefore the RV you are looking to buy is not legally fitted,I don't think the age of the vehicle would make any difference,although someone may know different.
Merry Christmas, Doris
-- Edited by DES3175 on Tuesday 23rd of December 2014 05:00:30 PM
Dougwe said
08:20 PM Dec 23, 2014
Welcome to the gang Jerry, enjoy here and out in the playground.
As to your question, I am of the understanding Lap Sash is the law for forward facing seats. Only exception is middle and side seats.
Woody n Sue said
10:03 PM Dec 23, 2014
Not to sure about wa but in Vic lap belt are ok pre 1982 if that's what they were fitted with originally but not after as far as I know but it's probably on Vicroads website I guess WA has something similar to Vicroads I would suggest looking up there site
Woody n Sue said
10:05 PM Dec 23, 2014
Oh and welcome from us two too
JerryF said
10:20 PM Dec 23, 2014
Thank you all!
Investigations coming up on the seat belts.now I'm wondering - is left hand drive ok for Australia?
Blues Man said
07:04 AM Jan 23, 2015
Welcome to the forum Jerry ,Our motorhome has 2 lap/sash and 3 lap seat-belts .It is registered to carry 5 people but will sleep 7 people.
Blues man.
JerryF said
12:13 AM Jan 24, 2015
Thanks Blues Man!
Happy Long Weekend all
neilnruth said
04:25 PM Jan 25, 2015
Welcome from us too JerryF. Sounds like you've got some good advice from these forumites. Enjoy the trip.
Hello everyone,
Jerry here from Perth about to embark for the very first time in a motor home - right around this amazing country. I'm glad I realised that The Big Lap does not refer to a way of drinking a nice SSB from a bucket or I could have embarrassed myself.
I wonder if anyone knows the answer to this question - the motor home I'm about to buy only has lap belts in the driver and passenger seats up front - not 3 point across the chest type belts. Is this ok legally? (the safety part is another issue!)
Also, its a 4 berth but there's only the two seat belts as above and I think I read somewhere that there are supposed to be the same number of belts as there are berths. The RV is a 1988 Country Coach.
Thanks in advance and look forward to meeting some of you on the road.
And Merry Christmas!!!
Regards
Jerry
Hi Jerry,
I believe the law is that the driver and front passenger must have a lap/sash seatbelt and if there is a centre seat it only needs to be a lap seatbelt.You are also required to have as many seatbelts as you have berths. So you would be required to have seatbelts for the other seats and if they are frontfacing you need them to be lap/sash belts.If they are side facing you are only required to have lap belts.Therefore the RV you are looking to buy is not legally fitted,I don't think the age of the vehicle would make any difference,although someone may know different.
Merry Christmas,
Doris
-- Edited by DES3175 on Tuesday 23rd of December 2014 05:00:30 PM
As to your question, I am of the understanding Lap Sash is the law for forward facing seats. Only exception is middle and side seats.
Investigations coming up on the seat belts.now I'm wondering - is left hand drive ok for Australia?
Welcome to the forum Jerry ,Our motorhome has 2 lap/sash and 3 lap seat-belts .It is registered to carry 5 people but will sleep 7 people.
Blues man.
Happy Long Weekend all
Thanks Neilnruth, i will