Seat belt or seat belt, is a vehicle safety system, to protect the driver and passengers, during a collision or sudden stop. The function of the belt is to reduce the force caused by the second shock of the driver and passengers inside the car to the interior parts, as a result of the continued movement of the car’s passengers and the driver, who are not using the seat belt, when the car suddenly stops.
About 40,000 die annually in car accidents, which is the leading cause of death for people under 35 years of age. Seat belts can prevent half of the deaths from these accidents, and reduce the impact of the other half. When the car collides with an object, the car stops within one tenth of a second, but the person inside the car continues to move at the same speed until he is stopped by another object. This body prefers to be a seat belt than a steering wheel, instrument panel, windshield. Correctly wearing a seat belt prevents a second collision – people inside the car. As well as being thrown out of the car, which is the worst thing that can happen to a person during an accident, as 75% of those cases are fatal.
Few reasons not to wear it:
* The distance is short, most injuries occur at slow speeds and near home.
* I am a skilled driver, taking this hypothesis but there are many unskilled drivers with you on the road.
* Fear of drowning or fire due to the inability to undo the belt, the rate of this happening is 0.1% (ten percent) of car accidents, and wearing the belt increases the chance of survival in those circumstances, as most of the death cases are caused by a person hitting an object inside The car is not wearing a belt, which causes him to lose consciousness and the driver is not able to get out of the car as a result.
* I do not need a belt, as the car is equipped with airbags. Airbags increase the efficiency of the seat belt by 40% and replace it.
* The car has an anti-lock wheel system, these systems reduce the occurrence of an accident and do not prevent it.
* I can’t have an accident, said many skilled drivers in the graves.
Statistics :
One in five drivers is exposed to a traffic accident.
Car accidents are the leading cause of death in the age group 44 years and younger. It is the number one cause of head and spine injuries.
About 35,000 people die each year in car accidents. About 50% (17,000) of these people could have been saved if they had fastened their seat belt, and God knows best.
90% of all car passengers think seat belts are a good idea, but less than 14% actually use them.
For every 1% increase in seat belt use, 172 people and close to $100 million in annual cost of injury and death could be saved.
When using the seat belt properly, this can reduce the number of serious injuries by 50% and death by 60-70%, and God knows best.
For maximum protection, the seat belt must be worn before moving the vehicle any distance at any speed.
75% of fatal accidents and injuries occur within 25 miles (40 km) of home. More than half of the injuries in motor vehicle accidents involve a low speed of less than 40 mph (75 km/h).
Car occupants are 25 times more likely to die or seriously injured in the event of being ejected from the car while being inside it.
In the event of a crash at 30 mph (50 km/h) for a driver not wearing a seat belt and weighing 160 lb (70 kg). This person could hit another occupant, the windshield, or the seats and sides of the vehicle with a force of 4,800 pounds (2,100 kilograms).
Vehicle users can increase the safety of seat belt use by example and reminding the importance of wearing a seat belt. 9 out of 10 people fasten their belt when asked.
Seatbelt use is one of the defenses against unpredictable driving by other drivers.
Many countries in the world have made wearing a seat belt compulsory and have enacted laws that oblige to do so. As a result of this law, the number of belt wearers increased from 20-25% before the law was issued to 60-90% after the law was issued.
74% of the deaths of people who did not wear a seat belt were in a single car accident (vehicle rollover).
The usual cause of death and injury to children in a car accident is because adults do not wear a seat belt.
1 in 4 serious injuries are caused by vehicle occupants colliding with other people inside the vehicle.
About 80% of all childhood injuries in car accidents are to the head, resulting in concussions, brain damage, coma, and death.
Every 100 children who die in a car accident, at least 80 could have been saved if they had been seated in safe seats designated for children, or wearing a seat belt according to the proper instructions, and God knows best.
3 out of 4 families who own a child safety seat do not use it properly. Adults should follow the child safety seat manufacturer’s instructions, and make sure the seat is properly secured.
Most children (80%) are vaccinated against infectious diseases, but less than 10% are properly strapped while in the car.
* Dear driver of the vehicle, “Be rational and trust.”
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