When your rear-seat riders strap on their seatbelts, they're playing it safe and smart. Not only for themselves, but for you, too.
That's right. Because if you are driving and you're carrying beltless backseaters, you face the risk of serious injury from them in the event of an accident.
Head-On Outcomes
In crash tests, buckled-up drivers with unrestrained rear-seat passengers fared far worse in collisions than drivers who carried belt-restrained dummies in the backseat. Those free flying bodies in the back increase the speed at which the driver's head and chest heave forward during head-on collisions. Translation: More severe head and chest injuries.
Safety Stats
More than 70 percent of belted motor vehicle occupants survived a car crash with fatalities involved in 2001, compared with just 44 percent of beltless riders. Driver-side air bags give extra protection by cushioning head and chest contact with the steering wheel. So whether you're hopping in a cab or hauling around your visiting family members, put every available buckle to good use.
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