Why you should wear a seat belt
...ow to wear the seat belt properly? First if you are in the same vehicle every day then just adjust it properly for your body, but if you always ride in other vehicles then this demonstration will show you how to wear it the correct way. You should never start driving until your seat belt is on and buckled. You sit down, untwist it and pull it across your body and snap it in. Then you make sure it is tight across your waist. The seat belt should NEVER be across your stomach. If you’re in an accident and the belt keeps you in the seat because it pulls on your stomach then this can cause serious internal damage during the crash. Then some vehicles have a slider on the side where you can slide it up and down to make sure the belt is at the right level for your height. The shoulder belt should cross your chest and collarbone and it should also be snug. You should NEVER wear the belt across your face, behind your back or under your arm. You can injure your neck, ribs, spleen, and liver. Also, if you place the seat belt under your arm, then there is a good chance of breaking your arm. For pregnant women, they should wear their seat belts across the top of their thighs, although it may be uncomfortably, there are two lives at risk now. You should sit down with your back against the seatback cushion and if your legs do not touch the ground then you need a booster seat. For children, they need to be in a booster seat so it raises their height, which enables the belt to fit properly. Now I will tell you exactly what happens in a car crash. Vince and Larry from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations spend hour after hour measuring, testing and analyzing. They found that in each car crash, there are actually three collisions. The first thing that happens is the car collision. At about 30 M.P.H. if a car hits an object that is not moving it will crumple in about 2 feet. As the car crashes it absorbs some of force of the collision. In a car crash, a 15-pound child can generate an impact force greater than 300 pounds! The second collision is the human collision. At the moment of impact, the passengers are still traveling at the vehicles original speed. When the car comes to a complete stop the passengers continue to be hurled forward until they come in contact with some of the vehicle. They could hit the steering wheel, dashboard, front window or back of the front seat. The passengers can also injure other humans in the same vehicle when they collide together. Rear-seat passengers usually hit people in front seat of the car as they fly forward with incredible force. The last collision that happens is the internal collision. Even after the body comes to a complete stop, the internal organs are still moving. T...