Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant
women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be
seriously injured
if
they don’t wear safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and
the
lap portion should be worn as low as possible, below
the
rounding, throughout
the
pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn properly,
it’s
more
likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective is wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same
way as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position”
earlier in this section.
When the shoulder belt
is
pulled out all the way, it will
lock.
If
it does, let it go back all the way and start again.
Rear Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat passengers
to
buckle
up!
Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the
rear
seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are
wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown
out
of
the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
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