What happens when the seat belt is not fastened in the back seat?
Rear seat occupants without seat belts are eight times more likely to die than those wearing seat belts.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), backseat passengers who don’t wear seat belts are eight times more likely to be injured or die in a crash, compared to passengers who don’t. . The cause of this risk comes from the fundamental theory of physics – inertia.
As the video above tested by IIHS in 2017, at 35 mph (equivalent to 56 km/h), it can be seen that as soon as the car hits an obstacle, all passengers in any position in the car – will follow the inertia to rush forward.
If the occupants of the back seat fasten their seat belts, they will be kept. On the contrary, if the rear seat passenger does not wear a seat belt, when a collision occurs, they will be thrown, collide with the front seats, push the front passenger to have a strong impact on the steering wheel or the airbag.
That means, when rear seat passengers don’t wear their seat belts, it not only harms themselves, but also the people in the front.
Therefore, drivers and car passengers need to wear seat belts wherever equipped. In Vietnam, Decree 100/2019 on penalties for road traffic violations stipulates that a fine of 800,000-1,000,000 VND is imposed on drivers who do not wear seat belts when driving, or carry people in vehicles without seat belts. at all equipped locations.
Minh Vu
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