The belt is not for everyone: who officially allowed not to fasten in the car from September 9

The updated medical contraindications, in which drivers and passengers have the right to ignore seat belts, officially entered into force in Belarus on September 9, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti news agency reports.

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The relevant resolution of the Ministry of Health No. 98 of August 27 was published on the National Legal Internet Portal.

The Agency specified the list of diseases and conditions in which the standard use of diagonal and lap straps may harm health or physically impossible.

According to the new document, exemptions are given to:

1. 1.patients with urostomy (artificial opening for urine drainage), if it is excreted in the left iliac region - the area where the lumbar belt passes;
2. 2.persons in the early postoperative period (up to 28 days) after open abdominal operations on the chest or abdominal cavity, provided that the postoperative wound is located directly at the place of contact with the belt;
3. 3.occupants and drivers with large neoplasms on the chest wall larger than 5 cm, if the tumor is in the adjacent area of the straps.

It is important to note that these rules do not override pre-existing exceptions. As before, it is officially allowed not to fasten:

1. 1.instructors during training sessions;
2. 2.passengers of specialized transport (for example, collection or operational vehicles);
3. 3.taxi drivers when driving within the boundaries of the settlement (outside the city they are obliged to fasten);
4. 4.pregnant women for more than 20 weeks;
5. 5.owners of implanted pacemakers.

Drivers with these diagnoses are advised to carry appropriate medical documents to confirm the right to exclusion.