Do you tighten up your belt immediately you get in the car? Do your children have the right safety seats for their weight and age? If your answer is no, even just for once, you need to read on.It's a fact that has been proved over time and again, on back roads and highways: A seat belt can save a life in a car accident. More than 15,000 lives are spared each year because drivers and their passengers were wearing seat belts when they were in accidents.
Seat Belt Safety in a five (5)-Way Protection
1. Keeps the occupants of the vehicle inside.
People thrown from a vehicle are four times more likely to be killed than those who remain inside.
2. Restrains the strongest parts of the body.
Restraints are designed to contact your body at its strongest parts. For an older child and adult, these parts are the hips and shoulders, which is where the seat belt should be strapped
.3. Spreads out any force from the collision.
By putting less stress on any one area, they can help you avoid serious injury, A shoulder strap helps keep your head and upper body away from the dashboard, steering wheel, and other hard interior parts of the automobile should you stop suddenly or be hit by another vehicle.
4. Helps the body to slow down. It is a quick change in speed that causes injury. Seat belts help extend the time it takes for you to slow down in a crash.
5. Protects your brain and spinal cord. A seat belt is manufactured to protect these two delicate areas. It’s often hard to notice a head injury instantly, and they can be deadly. Also, spinal cord injuries can have serious consequences.
