Why Safety Belts

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the vehicle comes to a complete stop, these unbelted occupants will slam into the steering wheel, the windshield, or some other part inside the vehicle. This is a human collision. Another form of human collision is person-to-person impact. Unbelted occupants colliding into each other are the cause of many serious injuries. In a crash, occupants tend to move toward the point of impact and not away from it. People in the front seat are often struck by unbelted passengers who become high-speed projectiles.
The Internal Collision
The internal collision often causes fatal injuries. Even after the occupant's body comes to a complete stop, the internal organs are still moving forward. Suddenly, these organs hit other organs or the skeletal system and could cause significant injuries.
So, ?
During a crash, properly fastened safety belts distribute the forces of rapid deceleration over larger and stronger parts of the person's body such as the chest, hips and shoulders. The safety belt ...

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unbelted crash victims is approximately 3.5 times higher than that of belted victims. Ejection from a vehicle occurs 10 times more often to passenger vehicle occupants who are unprotected and unrestrained. In a frontal collision, safety restraints can cut the chance of injury to the head or face by 60 percent. People aged 18-29 are least likely to wear seat belts, while those in around 30 are the most likely to wear them. From 1985 through 1997, safety belts saved an estimated 105,290 lives of passenger vehicle occupants over the age of four (9,175 in 1997). Awhile 24.8% of the restrained passenger vehicle occupants in involved in fatal crashes suffered no reported injuries, only 6.3% of ...

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