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Injuries from motor vehicle accidents may be reduced by wearing seat belts and placing children in size-appropriate car seats in the back seat
The injuries caused by seat belts is nothing compared to the injuries prevented by seat belts. Seat belts save lives and prevent more injuries than any other safety device on your car. A minor shoulder burn is nothing compared to a face full of steering wheel or being thrown through the windshield.
In 2008, 53% of passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes were not wearing seat belts. This translates to approximately 13,000 fatalities involving people who were not wearing seat belts.
100 a year
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by wearing your seat belts
Nobody is exempt from wearing a seat belt. Seat belts and the laws around them were designed to protect people in the event of a collision.
Seat belts are meant to hold you in place so that you're not thrown out a window or the windshield should you have an accident.
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Wearing a seat belt has been reported to save more lives in an accident than wearing no seat belt.
Many people don't wear seat belts because they think it is a personal choice. Seat belts do protect lives, and wearing one can save you hundreds of dollars.
Seat belts!!!