Toyota of Dothan is Giving You Reasons to Wear Your Seatbelt

May 29, 2014

There are laws requiring that seat belts be worn throughout the United States. Unfortunately, millions of injuries occur each year due to lack of seat belt use. In case you are one of the people who still does not believe they are necessary for safety, read through these reasons from Toyota near Troy for why you should wear a seatbelt in a vehicle at all times.

Statistics

Your chances of being injured or killed in an accident is reduced by 50% when you wear your seatbelt. According to the CDC, in 2009, over 2.3 million drivers were teated in the emergency room because of motor vehicle crashes. Millions of adults do not wear a seat belt on every trip in the car.

Airbags Are Not Enough

Airbags can help when working in combination with a seat belt. Airbags alone will not keep you from banging into other people in the car or other parts of the cabin, or keep you in a beneficial position from the airbag if you are not buckled in. It is possible you can still be thrown from your car when an airbag alone deploys.

Seat Belts Secure You

Seat belts keep you from flying through the windshield. If you are projected from the vehicle, you could land in the middle of traffic, or in such a way that you break your neck. They also keep your face from just smashing into the windshield, which could be deadly at high speeds.

Safer For Your Baby

Pregnant women are also kept alive in an accident with seat belts. If they are killed, their unborn child has a very rare chance of survival. The should wear the lap belt below the belly and through their breasts so their fetus is not injured upon impact.