Drivers are facing an even tougher clampdown on road safety this Bank Holiday weekend.
According to the Irish Independent, 7 new motoring-related offences are set to be rolled out in the coming days – with a focus on seat belts.
Gardaí catch around 13 hundred motorists every month for not wearing their seatbelts.
And so, the focus of these seven new driving offences is on seatbelts – particularly when it comes to children and babies.
Drivers will be penalised for putting their child in the front of a car in a rear facing seat – and if they don’t have their child in "an appropriate child restraint" such as a child or booster seat.
Drivers also face penalty points and a fine if they fail to get a teenage passenger to belt up properly.
In addition, there are new offences for bus and truck drivers too – for failing to wear a seatbelt and for having an overweight truck.
