Photos show child, baby unrestrained in cars as Queensland cracks down on dangerous seatbelt use
ABCQueensland's Transport Minister Mark Bailey says he is "incredibly disturbed" by traffic cameras picking up multiple instances of children and infants being put at risk by unsafe seatbelt use. Key points: Queensland's transport minister has released photos of drivers not using seatbelts safely Photos include children and infants not properly restrained in a vehicle Nearly 29,000 people have been fined for incorrect seatbelt use in the past six months This week the state's transport department released figures showing more than 28,779 seatbelt infringements had been picked up by new high-tech cameras in only six months of operations. Transport Minister Mark Bailey says he is "incredibly disturbed" by the risks to children of unsafe seatbelt use. "We are now putting out some images of the variations of unsafe seatbelt wearing we are seeing across Queensland, after instances of people claiming they were wrongly fined," Mr Bailey said.