"It’s a sight that leaves many people uneasy. A child, unharnessed in the back of a moving vehicle peeking from its sunroof. But despite increased media awareness and official calls for improved child safety in cars, it’s a sight that is all too common in Dubai.

The UAE’s rapid expansion and planned diversification away from oil has seen the likes of Dubai catapult to many of the world’s top ten lists, but compared to the Western world, it is still playing catch up when it comes to safety on the roads.

Parents and guardians are continuingly failing to keep their children buckled up while on the road, and after almost 10 years of awareness campaigns, the need for a law making it mandatory to wear backseat seat belts is immediate."--  Read more at Khaleej Times