Seat belt law comes into force across Sri Lanka from today (opens original article in a new tab)

Sri Lanka enforces new seat belt law today, requiring all vehicle passengers to wear seat belts on expressways and front and rear seats on normal roads.

• Mandatory seat belt law enforced in Sri Lanka from today after grace period ended
• All passengers on expressways must wear seat belts
• Front and rear seat passengers required to wear seat belts
• Driver and front-seat passenger must wear seat belts on normal roads