Police are carrying out safeguarding checks in Devon and Cornwall after the 'alarming' discovery.
An unrestrained toddler sitting on a woman's lap in the front passenger seat was among thousands of people caught on camera not wearing seat belts on Devon and Cornwall roads, police have said.
Seth Marks, who was left paralysed in a crash at the age of 18 after failing to wear a seat belt, backed Mr Leisk's call for tougher penalties.Mr Leisk said officers would be visiting the guardians of the children detected for a "safeguarding check". He said seat belt offences - which currently carry a fine up to £500 - should also attract three points on a driver's licence.Seth Marks urged people not to make the same mistakes as him
More than 800 mobile phone offences were detected in the same period, statistics from the road safety unit Vision Zero showed."There is a requirement on us to follow up to assure ourselves that the child isn't at any further risk in their home," he said. Cameras have high shutter speeds, an infra-red flash and a lensing and filtering system to record clear images of passing vehicles
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