Because Malta's trips are short, it's tempting to skip the belt "just to the shop". But most collisions happen close to home, at ordinary speeds, on roads you know by heart — familiarity breeds autopilot.
Make it mechanical: belt first, then engine. As a learner you'll be marked on it; as a driver it's the single cheapest life insurance that exists. And it's the driver's job to make sure every passenger is belted too.
