Why wear seat belts?
Seat belts save lives. Of all the technologies that have been developed over the years for improving passenger safety, the one that has been the most effective has been the three-point seat belt that most modern cars feature as standard fitment. It has been statistically proven that wearing a seat belt doubles the chances of survival for the user in the event of a collision. Today’s three-point ELR (emergency locking retractor) seat belt is a compact technological wonder compared to the relatively primitive belt across the driver’s lap, which was the only safety device available even in the racing cars of the ’30s and ’40s. The seat belt in the modern automobile is extremely easy and comfortable to wear and offers far more protection when compared to its predecessors. During a collision at high speeds, the seat belt tightens and restrains the user from crashing on to the car’s steering wheel and dashboard or worse, from being flung out of the windscreen. Such a crash forward can cause
