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Q: Why seat belts are designed to stretch in a collision?
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Are meter readers exempt from wearing 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.


Do we wear seat belts in cars and airplanes to protect ourselves from speed or from acceleration?

Seat belts protect you from the impact of a collision, not from speed or acceleration.


Seat belts increase surviving a collision by what percent?

by two times


Seat belts increase your chance of surviving a collision by more than what percent?

50 %


Roughly half of all traffic fatalities involve which of the following?

Speed. Not wearing seat belts at the time of collision.


Research shows that the combination of and can reduce the risk of death in a collision by up to 80.?

front air bags an seat belts


What is the best form of protection for a head-on collision?

Aside from avoiding one, the seat belts and air bags in good working order is a must.


What is the purpuse of seat belt in vehicles?

In a collision that brings the vehicle to a sudden stop, seat belts will prevent people inside the vehicle from being thrown forward, often through the windsceen.


What concept of physics are seat belts and airbags designed based on?

they relate to the theory behind Momentum and Impulse


Is a head-on collision the most deadly type of crash?

NO, IT DEPENDS ON THE SPEED AND TYPE OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, AND WEATHER OR NOT PEOPLE ARE WEARING SEAT BELTS


Why are seat belts unsafe?

Seat belts are unsafe because they can get stuck in a fire. Throw back someone inside the seat belt. Seat belts can choke people.


Do 1964 cars require seat belts?

Not if they did not come from the factory with seat belts. If they came form the factory with seat belts you are required to wear them.