Accident statistics show that childsen are safer if they
are restrained in the rear seat. But they need
to
use
the
safety belts properly.
Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown
out
in
a crash.
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Children
who
aren’t buckled up can strike
other
people who are.
Here two children are wearing the same belt.
The belt can’t properly spread the impact
forces. In
a
crash, the two children can be
crushed together and seriously injured.
A
belt
must be used by only one person at a time.
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