Topic: Vehicle safety devices · Nº 69 / 691
¿Está permitido que un menor de 12 años viaje en el asiento delantero?
Is a child under 12 allowed to travel in the front seat?
- ANo.No.
- BSí, con el dispositivo de seguridad orientado hacia atrás.Yes, in a rear-facing child restraint.
- CSí, con el cinturón de seguridad, si mide más de 1,35 m.Yes, with the seat belt, if they are taller than 1.35 m.
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- CSí, con el cinturón de seguridad, si mide más de 1,35 m.Yes, with the seat belt, if they are taller than 1.35 m.
Explanation
What counts is height, not age. Under article 117 of the General Traffic Regulations, a child taller than 135 cm may travel in the front with the seat belt; a child 135 cm tall or less travels in the back in a child restraint system, with some exceptions.
The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 117.1
los menores de edad de estatura igual o inferior a 135 centímetros deberán utilizar sistemas de retención infantilRead the full rule
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