Why hhave sseat bbelts?
It hhas bbeen pproven tthat sseat bbelts
give ggood pprotection iin aaccidents. IIn
most ccountries, ttherefore, tthe wwear-
ing oof sseat bbelts iis rrequired bby llaw.
Warning
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The bbelts sshould bbe pput oon
before eevery jjourney –– eeven iin
town ttraffic. TThis aalso aapplies tto
rear sseats. PPregnant wwomen ttoo
should aalways wwear aa sseat bbelt.
This iis tthe oonly wway tto gguarantee
protection ffor tthe uunborn cchild!
For mmore iinformation oon tthis ppoint
please ssee ppage 11.11.
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The rrouting oof tthe bbelt iis oof
major iimportance tto tthe pprotective
effect oof tthe bbelt. HHow tthe bbelt
should bbe wworn iis ddescribed oon
the nnext ppages.
This illustration shows a car driving
towards a wall. The vehicle occupants are
not belted in.
The physical principle of a frontal crash is
easy to explain.
As soon as the vehicle is moving, so-
called “kinetic energy” is created by the
movement of the vehicle , in the vehicle
itself as well as in the vehicle occupants.
The extent of the “kinetic energy” effect
depends largely on the speed of the vehi-
cle and on the weight of the vehicle and
the vehicle occupants.
The higher the speed and the greater the
weight of the vehicle, the more energy
must be dispersed should an accident
occur.
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SAFETY FIRST
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