When is a passenger not required to wear a safety belt?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Stewart v. The Corporation of the Township of Douro-Dummer, 2018 ONSC 4009 (CanLII):
In Stewart v. Taylor, 193 A.D.2d 1078, at 1078 the court noted that "a vehicle operator has no duty to require a passenger 16 years or older to use a safety belt or to ensure that the passenger is restrained by a safety belt before operating the vehicle.”
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