Seat belts are essential safety equipment. For drivers and front-seat passengers, using a lap and shoulder belt reduces the risk of fatal injury by 60 percent in an SUV, van or pickup and by 45 percent in a car.

Being buckled up during a crash helps keep you safe and secure inside your vehicle; being completely ejected from a vehicle is almost always deadly. If you don't wear your seat belt, you could be thrown into a rapidly opening frontal air bag. Such force could injure or even kill you.

Either seat belt or LATCH, when used correctly, are equally safe. There are many things to keep in mind when deciding which method to use for your child's car seat. Child's weight – If your child's weight is over the LATCH limit, then the decision to use a seat belt installation is an easy one as it's your only option.

According to AS Technicians, “In a collision, the gas charge ignites, locking the seatbelt in place.” The igniter triggers a small explosive device called an inflator, which is part of the full seatbelt retractor mechanism. The igniter must be able to deploy in a timely fashion.

Top 10 no seatbelt excuses

• “I'm a careful driver.
• “Wearing a seat belt makes me feel restrained.”
• “Seat belts are uncomfortable.”
• “I forget to buckle up sometimes.”
• “I'm too big to wear a seat belt.”
• “I'm not travelling very far or very fast.”
• “I don't want to get stuck inside the car during a crash.”

In many cases, the fibers of the seat belt can cause harm to the chest and abdominal areas. It may also cause more serious damage to the internal organs like tearing of the colon or diaphragm. In some cases the lumbar vertebrae may even be fractured or dislocated.

rear passenger seats The rear passenger seats may be more dangerous than the driver's seat simply because rear passengers are less likely to wear their seatbelts than the driver is. There are a variety of factors that may contribute to this.

Is ISOFIX safer than a seat belt? Independent tests show that ISOFIX mounted seats are extremely safe. Rather than relying on a belt, the car seat is fixed directly to the child seat base. That means there's less movement in the seat in the event of an accident, particularly a side on impact.

According to AS Technicians, “In a collision, the gas charge ignites, locking the seatbelt in place.” The igniter triggers a small explosive device called an inflator, which is part of the full seatbelt retractor mechanism. The igniter must be able to deploy in a timely fashion.

An inertial locking mechanism of a seatbelt is designed to prevent further seatbelt extension when it exceeds an acceleration threshold.

Buckling Down on Seat Belt Use

1. Promote awareness. Make sure your child witnesses you buckling up every time you get into a car, as well as actively pointing out when others fail to do so.
2. Reinforce good behavior.
3. Denounce bad behavior.
4. Emphasize consequences.

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