Dear car enthusiasts. Today we will talk about seat belts. Let’s start with the fact that the seat belt is a means of passive safety. The seat belt is designed to keep passengers and driver in place in an accident or sudden stop of the car.
The seatbelt prevents the occupants and driver from coasting and ensures that they are in positions that allow the airbags to deploy safely. The seat belts also stretch slightly in the event of an accident. They thereby absorb the kinetic energy of the driver and passengers and thereby additionally slow down their movement.
Human life is the most precious and the most fragile thing modern society has. More than 1000 people a day die in traffic accidents all over the world. And this despite the fact that 80 percent of these accidents happen to drivers of cars of different categories.
Scientists have conducted studies that have shown that 60 percent of all traffic fatalities could have been prevented. But only if the driver had worn a seat belt.
Drivers themselves try to explain this factor. Some say that the seat belt puts pressure on their shoulders, which makes them feel uncomfortable. Others rely on airbags. All of these excuses have no basis in fact. The belt of safety belt is developed by the best world specialists, therefore it is simply inappropriate to speak about its discomfort.
Unfortunately, airbags are not so reliable element. Any system has the characteristic, which shows the percentage of non-functioning during the tests. The seat belt simply can not fail to work, as the driver engages it even before the start of the movement.
It takes not more than 30 seconds to buckle up and unbuckle the seat belt. And unbuckled belt can cost you your whole life. It’s up to you what’s more important to you – a few seconds or your whole life.