Does having children in the car count as overloading?

[SanAngelina]

Children in the car do count as overloading. Overloading is calculated based on headcount. As long as the number of passengers exceeds the limit, even if it's a child or an infant being held in arms, it's considered overloading. For driving an operational passenger vehicle or a passenger car with overload (but less than 20%), or a truck with overload (but less than 30%), 3 demerit points will be deducted. For a truck overloaded by more than 30% or carrying passengers illegally, or a passenger car (other than operational passenger vehicles) overloaded by more than 20%, 6 demerit points will be deducted. For school buses or passenger buses, if there is serious overloading or serious speeding, regardless of whether an accident occurs, once discovered by traffic police or captured by cameras, it constitutes a crime.