The announcement has become a trend on social networks, which has caused various reactions from Internet users.
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An announcement about the sale of vehicle seat belt simulators It has provoked various reactions.
According to the publication that appears in MarketPlace of Facebookhighlights that these artifacts are useful for those drivers tired of hearing the beep that the vehicle emits when the seat belt is not put on.
One of the ads appears as published in jalapawhere the transparent objects and with the vehicle model of the simulator are displayed.
The sale price that appears in the publication is Q50plus shipping.
Some users consider it irresponsible to use these artifactssince at the time of an accident and not carrying the beltthe driver or the passenger could have major consequences.
Simulators are manufactured for various vehicles.
Is its use legal?
Statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that in Europe and the United States 90% of the population wears a seatbelt, while in Latin America, countries like Mexico do so by 58.9% and Peru 32.3.
Because in most countries of the world the use of a seat belt is mandatory99% of current vehicles have a seat belt in each seat.
However, even though the simulator and others like it are against the seat belt law, they can be found on online shopping sites without much trouble.
In the case of Amazon, the sale of this product has been blocked since last year in Indiadue to the death of billionaire Cyrus Mistry, a fact that happened in 2022, when he crashed his car into a bridge, when he was not wearing a seat belt, according to the site Autoblog.
What does the law say in Guatemala?
According to article 181 of the Traffic Law and Regulationsdrivers who do not wear seat belts will be fined Q200.
The PNC Transit department records that at the national level during 2023, 45 people were fined for not wearing the belt January and 36 in February and so far in March they are counted 19 to date.
A report revealed by Inacif indicates that 2019 a 2022the people between 21 and 30 years are the ones who die the most in traffic accidents, the figures show 3,625 deathswhile those of 31 to 40 years2,107 victims are registered.
