Big mistake in using seat belts
On the Internet you can find thousands of camcorder videos that convincingly prove why you should travel with seatbelts fastened.
However, many people do not. Some, so that the car does not report an error due to an unfastened belt, insert an empty eye into the latch (or let the belt behind the back of the chair).
And many of those who use it do it wrong. In this review we will consider how to fasten a seat belt correctly.
How to fasten your seat belt?
There are people who think that there are enough airbags in an accident. For this reason, they are not fastened with a belt.
But these two systems complement and not replace each other. The function of the belt is to retain the kinetic energy of the body. In the event of a head-on collision due to inertia, the person continues to move at the speed with which the car previously traveled.
In a collision at 50 kilometers per hour - a speed that many consider scornfully low - the driver's or passenger's body will be hit with a force of 30 to 60 times its weight. That is, an unfastened passenger in the back seat will hit the one in front with a force of about three to four tons.
Of course, there are always people who claim that the belts themselves carry additional risks. Often during an accident, a person receives severe damage to the abdominal cavity. However, this problem is not in the belt itself, but in how it is fastened.
The problem is that many of us fasten our seat belts quite mechanically, ignoring the adjustment options. It is very important where the belt will be in case of a collision. The lower part should lie on the bones of the pelvis, and not across the abdomen (not a single pumped press can withstand a sharp point load of a couple of tons). The upper should pass over the clavicle, and not in the neck.
In newer cars, belts usually have a self-adjusting lever, and you just need to be careful when securing it. In older ones there is the possibility of manual height adjustment. Use her. The safety of everyone in the vehicle depends on this.
