Tag: Seatbelt
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How much do you know about car seats and seatbelts?
Seatbelt Physics The physical components of a seat belt are designed both to keep a passenger from flying out of their seat and to absorb a person’s inertia during a car crash while extending the time of impact. When a person drives a car, each passenger’s inertia–or tendency to stay at the same speed– is…
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9 car facts that may surprise you
Many people drive cars to and from work every day. Car has become a necessity for some people. They spend hours in cars a week yet they don’t really know about this big partner. Here are some of the facts about cars that you may find fun. 1. Your fuel gauge tells you which side…
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Car seat belts account for some of the accident injuries, but how?
Seat belts are designed to protect drivers and passengers in a car accident. It is a known truth and has been proven by statistics data. However, it is clear that wearing a seat belt alone cannot guarantee one’s safety in a car collision. Conversely, though rare but it is the fact that the seat belt…
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The improper use of car seatbelts
On modern vehicles, seat belts are designed to work as the key part of wider injury prevention measures and safety systems, such as airbags and head restraints, which will not be as effective in reducing the risk of injury if the passenger is not fastened securely by a seat belt. You rely on your seatbelts…
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Why is seatbelt wearing necessary?
Car occupants form 64% of all road casualties. In 2010, 133,205 people were killed or injured while travelling in cars, of these 89,787 (67%) were drivers. Car accidents have become the leading cause of death for people under the age of 35. And the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration points out that 63 percent of…