They are banned, but they are sold everywhere in Tirana. Seat belt falsettos, the life-threatening accessory

 

Wearing a seat belt is mandatory for every vehicle driver and passenger.

As studies show that about 30% of fatalities in road accidents occur due to not wearing a seat belt in the vehicle seat. 60% of them from not wearing the seat belt of the passengers in the back.

In Albania, seat belts are often not worn by drivers and passengers. So that the car does not annoy you with the signal that reminds you to put on the seat belt, most use the falsetto of the seat belt. Although the Highway Code clearly defines the obligation to wear a safety belt, it is not enforced.

Fiksi conducted a survey of where and how these seat belt falsettos are sold. All the stores that sell car accessories that Fiksi was interested in sell falsetto seat belts. The price varies from 600-300 ALL. There are even customized falsettos according to car brands that cost 1 thousand lek a pair.

The traffic code clearly states: The driver and passengers are obliged to wear seat belts in any type of vehicle movement. The traffic code provides for fines even when the passenger does not put on the seat belt before the trip. The road code also provides for the punishment of those who replace the seat belt with an approved type such as falsetto. Administrative measure, fine varies from two hundred and fifty to one thousand lek.

Also, anyone who imports or produces for trade in the national territory these approved fastening systems is punished with a fine from ten thousand to forty thousand ALL.

But otherwise it was seen in the observation of Fiks Fare where all the stores sold them quite easily.

Fiksi addressed the inspector of the Urban Traffic of Tirana, Anxhelina Bregu, who points out the importance of using a seat belt for both the driver and the passengers. "Often, users think that seat belts should not be used on urban roads and refuse to be fined. But every vehicle user or even passenger is obliged to use a seat belt for the safety of their own life or that of passengers. More than 211,000 administrative measures have been taken for not using the seat belt," the inspectorate explains.

Failure to wear a seat belt is a contravention and in the event that it is detected first, the driver is advised to wear the seat belt and in case of repetition, administrative measures ranging from 5 thousand to 8 thousand lek are taken. To Fiksi's question that these falsettos are sold freely, the inspectorate affirms that it is not their competence, but emphasizes that the traffic police does not allow them.

Fiksi's observation of shops in Tirana that sell car accessories

Fiction - How much does this cost?

Seller - 1 thousand ALL (old)

Fiction – Are these universal?

Salesman - Yes.

Fix – For every car?

Dealer – For any car.

Fiksi - Do you only have logos like this?

Seller – Only with these. If you put your mind to it, she won't be seen at all. You will wear it there, so that I don't make you a pip pip belt.

Shop 2

Fiction – These falsettos, these seat belts?

Seller - I have it in pieces.

Fiction – Shall I see them a little? How much is that couple?

Seller - 6 thousand ALL (old). There is another 5 thousand lek (old)

Fiction - Just like that. How much is this?

Seller – Universal fits any car. 3 thousand ALL (old)

Fiction - 3 thousand lek (old) one?

Seller – One

Fiction - I'll wait and see. What material is this made of?

Seller – Metallic. Metal is not plastic.

Shop 3

Fiction – Do you have any of these seat belt falsettos?

Seller – Yes

Fiction – Shall I see them a little?

Seller - You have something like these, they are 5 thousand lek (old).

Fiction - These are the simple ones

Seller - You have one of these that is 10 thousand lek (old)

Fiction – Give me some of those vip. Are they universal?

Seller – Yes, they are universal

Fixi - Any kind of car goes well.

Seller - You have then with Benz logo.

Fiction - How many are these? Are these from 10,000 lek (old)?

Seller - 10 thousand lek (old) and they stay right there in their place

Fiction - I'm in trouble, he goes to my car.

Seller – These are the best. / Top channel