U.S. rules on car seats trump new German law Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, April 19, 2008
New child safety seat requirements in Germany won’t put drivers with U.S. forces licenses in the path of fines as long as they are following existing U.S. forces driving regulations, according to U.S. Army Europe.
A German ordinance that went into effect April 8 mandates that child safety seats used in Germany meet newer European standards.
However, the status of forces agreement allows U.S. forces to use either U.S. Department of Transportation-approved seats or seats that meet the European standard.
The agreement does not exempt U.S. forces from following German rules on who must use a child seat in a vehicle that would normally require seat belt use.
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