In
most states and all Canadian provinces, the law says
to wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They
work.
You never know
if
you’ll be
in
a crash.
If
you do have a
crash, you don’t know
if
it will be a bad one.
Why Safety Belts
Work
YOU
ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it
goes.
A
few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be
so
serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than
30
years of safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
...
a lot!
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.
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