Safety belts and safety seats required; notification

20 V.I.C. § 424 — under Regulation of Car Rental Business.

20 V.I.C. § 424

(a) Every licensee shall notify operators of the provisions of section 466 of this title by attaching a sign to the dashboard of each drive-yourself car which shall read:“VIRGIN ISLANDS LAW REQUIRES SAFETY BELTS TO BE WORN BY ALL PERSONS IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THIS VEHICLE, AND SAFETY SEATS TO BE USED BY ALL PASSENGERS UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE”.

“VIRGIN ISLANDS LAW REQUIRES SAFETY BELTS TO BE WORN BY ALL PERSONS IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THIS VEHICLE, AND SAFETY SEATS TO BE USED BY ALL PASSENGERS UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE”.

(b) Every licensee shall provide any operator with a passenger under five years of age with a specially designed seat which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. 571.243. An additional rental and deposit may be required for the safety seat. In the case of a child aged three through five, seat belts may be substituted but the child must ride in the rear seat of the vehicle.

(c) (1) Every licensee shall notify operators that in the Virgin Islands they are required to drive on the left by attaching a sign to the dashboard of each drive-yourself car which must read:“KEEP LEFT: THE VIRGIN ISLANDS REQUIRES ALL MOVING VEHICLES TO DRIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAYS.”(2) In addition to the dashboard signage, every licensee shall provide written public information materials regarding driving on the left side of roadways.

(1) Every licensee shall notify operators that in the Virgin Islands they are required to drive on the left by attaching a sign to the dashboard of each drive-yourself car which must read:“KEEP LEFT: THE VIRGIN ISLANDS REQUIRES ALL MOVING VEHICLES TO DRIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAYS.”

“KEEP LEFT: THE VIRGIN ISLANDS REQUIRES ALL MOVING VEHICLES TO DRIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAYS.”

(2) In addition to the dashboard signage, every licensee shall provide written public information materials regarding driving on the left side of roadways.