Not using seatbelts for children is pure negligence

With reference to your story Public awareness over seatbelt use in UAE remains stubbornly

low (November 4), in six years I have never seen a single child wearing a seatbelt in the car.

Gerald Bau, UAE

I have seen the double whammy of a mother driving while using her phone and a child sitting in the middle seat in the back, not belted in. That should be considered parental negligence and come with a jail sentence. Mary Kelly, Abu Dhabi

Despite the warnings, I still see parents allowing children to stand on the car seats or holding them on their laps in the passenger seat. Gus Bougadis, Abu Dhabi

This leads to fatal crashes. Darren Banner, Dubai