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SEAT BELTS and YOUR SAFETY
Many drivers still fail to take advantage of belts, rationalizing that they’re a nuisance, uncomfortable or not necessary for the type of driving they do. Some people speak to their children about the importance of buckling up and they fail to where their own seat belt.
Like with many things in life it is always best to lead by example…
If you don’t use a seat belt, read the following comments and evaluate their possible value to you…
- Seat belts help prevent the second collisions – being thrown around inside the vehicle. Even sudden stops without a collision can severely jolt occupants if they are not restrained.
- Your chance of survival in an accident is five times grater if you stay inside the vehicle. Thousand of deaths and serious injuries – cased by being hurled from the vehicle – may not have happened had the victims protected themselves with belts.
- The need to use belts is actually greater on short trips. Three-fourths of all accidents occur within 25 miles of the vehicle base location.
- A properly positioned, fastened belt is just as necessary when traveling at any speed. More than half of all injury-producing accidents occur at impact speeds of 40 MPH or less.
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