Seat Belt

The seat belt is the single most effective piece of safety equipment in any car. It holds you in place in a crash, spreading the force across the strong parts of your body and keeping you away from the windscreen, the wheel and other occupants.

Wearing it is the law in Morocco for everyone in the car, in the back as well as the front, and the rule is enforced. Beyond the legal side, an unbelted passenger is a danger to themselves and to others, since they can be thrown around the cabin.

Fit matters too. The lap part should sit low across the hips, not the stomach, and the diagonal should cross the shoulder and chest, never tucked under the arm or behind the back. For children too small for an adult belt, a child seat or booster does this job.

Make buckling up the first thing everyone does, every time, before the car moves. It is free, takes a second, and is the foundation that all the other safety features build on.