Transport Of Special Needs Passengers Disabled children and adult passengers travelling in vehicles should always wear a safety belt or special restraint during transport. Our range of vehicle harnesses are not designed to replace the safety harness - but work in conjunction with it to offer both safety plus support and in some cases a certain degree of restraint.
The existing seat belt fitted in the vehicle may not offer sufficient support to the more severely disabled and it may be necessary to provide an extra restraint to hold the passenger in an upright sitting position, in combination with the seat belt.
Front seat disabled passengers in vehicles, frequently fall sideways out of the diagonal section of the seat belt, especially going around corners or sudden braking. Two vertical static shoulder straps would offer additional support.
The combination of the existing car safety belt and the added special restraint offers added security and ensures that the disabled passenger will be well protected during transport.
The law requires all children travelling in cars to use the
correct child car seat until they are either 135 cm in height or the age of 12 (which ever they reach first). After this they must use an adult seat belt.
If the passenger is under 12 years or 135cm, please click
here to ensure your child is using the correct child seat & to see which of our products you can use.
Special Needs passengers should never be left unattended whilst using any item in our range. Belts, harnesses or products should only be used whilst under the constant supervision of a parent, carer or guardian.
IMPORTANT: This harness is not classed as a safety harness. The vehicle safety belt MUST be worn over the top of our harness unless they are exempt for medical reasons. T he combination on the existing safety belt & the secondary harness offers added security for the passenger.
Booster Cushions
Booster cushions can be used in conjunction with all our range of vehicle harnesses. This helps to raise the child to the correct height for wearing the vehicle safety belt.
Illustrating one our our harnesses fitted in
conjunction with the vehicle safety belt.