Though motor vehicles have never been safer, the safety of occupants still relies on the proper use of a seat belt.
Unfortunately, many drivers and passengers choose to ignore this effective and proven safety device. This puts themselves at risk for injuries or even death.
Why Wearing a Seat Belt is important:
- Keeps vehicle occupants inside: This one should be pretty self-explanatory. People thrown from a vehicle are actually four times more likely to be killed than those who remain inside.
- Restrains the strongest parts of the body: Seat belts contact the body at the hip and shoulder. It provides optimum protection.
- Spreads out the force of a collision: Using a seat belt can help spread the force of a crash over a wide area of the body.
- Helps the body to slow down: Seat belts extend the time it takes for you to slow down in a collision. Inside the car, you are more protected from injury.
- Protects your brain and spinal cord: Seat belts protect these two critical and vulnerable areas. Injuries to your brain and/or spinal cord can be deadly.
- Required by law: Wearing a seat belt is the law. If caught without one, you could face expensive fines.
It is of utmost importance for drivers and passengers to wear their seat belts. Seat belts can be the difference between life and death in an automobile collision.
Be sure to wear your seat belts and take advantage of this proven safety device.
