264Wearing seatbelt and seating position—driver

264 Wearing seatbelt and seating position—driver (1) The driver of a motor vehicle that is moving, or is stationary but not parked— (a) must occupy a driver’s seating position that is fitted with an approved seatbelt; and (b) must not occupy the same seating position as another passenger (whether or not the other passenger is exempt from wearing a seatbelt under section 267); and (c) must wear the seatbelt properly adjusted and fastened. Examples—seatbelts properly adjusted and fastened 1 A lap and sash seatbelt is properly adjusted and fastened for a driver if— (a) the seatbelt is secured in the buckle with the lap portion of the belt sitting low and firmly over the driver’s hips; and (b) the sash portion of the belt is positioned firmly over the driver’s shoulder and not under the driver’s arm furthest from the secured buckle or behind the driver’s back. 2 A lap belt is properly adjusted and fastened for a driver if the seatbelt is secured in the buckle with the belt sitting low and firmly over the driver’s hips.

Wearing seatbelts and seating positions—drivers and passengers Division 16.2 (2) Subsection (1) (c) does not apply if the driver is— (a) reversing the vehicle; or (b) exempt from wearing a seatbelt under section 267.