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Seating and safety restraints
Pregnant Women
Pregnant women must wear
a correctly positioned seat
belt; it is safer for mother and
unborn child.
There are many ways that the belt
can be misused for the sake of
comfort, but there is only one way
of wearing it safely.
The lap strap should be fitted
comfortably across the hips, low
beneath the pregnant abdomen.
The diagonal part of the seat belt
should be placed between the
breasts, and worn above and to the
side of the pregnant abdomen.
Never place anything between you
and the seat belt in an attempt to
cushion the impact in the event of
an accident. It can be dangerous
and reduce the effectiveness of the
seat belt in preventing injury.
Always wear seat belts without
slack or twists, since slack in a seat
belt drastically reduces the
effectiveness of the belt and the
level of protection it can provide.
For optimum protection, the seat
belts should fit tightly around the
body. Do not recline the front seats
excessively, as the belts provide
maximum protection when the
seats are in the near upright
position.
Never wear just the lap
strap of a lap/shoulder
diagonal seat belt and never sit on
the lap strap using just the
shoulder strap. Both of these
actions are extremely dangerous
and may increase your risk of
serious injury.
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