Why do think we should wear seatbelts?

Huba

Since this safety equipment is supplied in every make of car, drivers who do not use them and get involved in accidents should not be able to collect for their injuries.

Chris M

um so we dont fly out the front winshield...

dbmaxwell1

There are three impacts in an accident, the car hits the object, you hit the car, your internal organs hit your insides. Seatbelts slow you down so you don't hit as hard, so your organs don't hit so hard. Diana died from internal damage, would have walked away with injuries if she was belted in.

iron_shaft1

It's there for a few reasons. in case of an accident it keeps you from flying out of the car.

and when you drive like I do it keeps you in the seat so you can control the car as so not to get into an accident.

and sometimes they knock my phone off my belt.

Candy â™¥

It saves lives. You can blab on and on about how it's a life saver. Do some research about how many people die from car accidents a year, and the percentage of which of the accidents were related to not wearing seatbelts.

G-Web

in approximately 75% of accident's seat-belts are a good idea but the other 25% its a toss up if they are a help or hindrance it depend on the type of collision your in so hedge your bets . I personally don't where my seat belt but i do know the risks.

UCANTCME

Here's the scenario: You're driving down the road minding your own business and some fool pulls right out in front of you, and you hit them. Obviously you slide forward. Two things are going to happen. Your knees are going to hit the bottom of the dash (just under the steering column) and your face is going to slam into the steering wheel (unless of course you have air bags, and they go off). But air bags won't protect your knees. And this scenario is just based on lower speeds.

At higher speeds however, there are more consequences. The first thing that comes to mind is getting thrown through your windshield. This happens much more then people think, or even realize. Obviously this can mean serious injury, but usually death. I haven't seen many people survive these type of car accidents. When they do, its usually bad news, like loss of legs, or in a wheelchair the rest of their life, etc.

Another common thing you see is the victim's wrists will bust, pushing the bone forward and out, at the wrist. This is from not being restrained by a seat belt, and trying to hold on to the wheel at the point of impact. The momentum however is so strong that the body keeps moving forward, and of course the wrists snap. These of course can be prevented by wearing a seat belt.

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