Sliding off the road hanging over a cliff edge with a 40 feet drop down. Michelle Wheatley is 24 years old and if she wasn't wearing her seat belt she would have gone through the front windshield and down the cliff. I believe that people all over should wear seat belts when driving. Even though seat belt use has been proven to save lives, not everyone believes the use of seatbelts should be mandatory.They think this should be their decision and not be regulated by the government. “Statistics show
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Are Seat-belts Safe or Unsafe? Do you put your seat belt on every time you get in the vehicle? Do you look to see if your passengers are wearing their seat belt? According to the CDC website, Vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of death in people from the age 1 to 44. You could be the type of person to wear your seat belt every time you get in the car, or just throw it over you when you see a cop. You might get caught without our seat belt and pay a little ticket costing you around $140
seatbelt, find that song on the radio and begin their voyage to wherever they are going. But, on this same morning there are people who don’t put that seatbelt on and are risking their lives with every mile that they travel. The statistic show that seat belts reduce the risk of serious injury or even death by 50 percent. This statistic alone should be enough to convince anyone to click that seatbelt in. Therefore, not wearing a seatbelt should be illegal because of the lives it can save, it’s quick and
Seat belts. They're pretty simple, just a strap (likely made of something simple like polyester) that covers your torso and lap in a car/truck. Their purpose is to keep you safe, but how safe can they really keep you? From a young age we're buckled into place with these, and when we can do it ourselves, constantly reminded to put them on. Some kids even go through phases of not wearing seat belts, be it to be defiant, or simply because clipping them into place is an 'inconvenience' for them. Even
their seat belts on? This is a question that children hear repeated each time their parents start the vehicle. Seat belt laws are enforced in in forty-nine of the fifty states even so; parents reiterate it time after time to keep us safe rather than just following the law. Beginning in the 1930’s, physicians determined that a lap belt should be used in automobiles to avoid serious injury or a fatality. Over the years, the simple two-point lap belt has evolved into a multiple point seat belt
million more than 70% of these were in passenger vehicles (Teen Driver source). Seat belts reduce the deaths from automobile collisions. Seat belts keep other passengers safe. Wearing a seat belt is the driver or passenger's choice.Not wearing a seat belt should be illegal, because it reduces deaths, they keep other passengers safe, but it is also the driver or passenger's choice. The first and greatest reason seat belt laws should be enforced is that it reduces deaths. A seatbelt can stop a person
1-54 in the U.S. Seat belts dramatically reduce risk of death and serious injury among drivers and front-seat passengers. Seat belt use is the most effective way to save lives and reduce injuries in crashes. By the end of this speech, the class will agree that wearing your seat belt is important and that seat belts protect drivers and passengers from injury in any type of collision. The concept came about from inventor George Cayley back in the early 19th century. The goal of the belt was to secure
child restraint using seat belts, and then New York extended this law for other ages. The law starts requiring all front seats to use safety belts on December 1987 (Williams & Lund, p. 1438). According to 625 ILC 5/12-603.1, driver and passengers are required to use safety belt (Public). The penalty from this law, depending on the states such as New York’s fine is 50 USD and 25 USD for Illinois states. Does the safety belt help save people’s life? Absolutely, using the safety belt is an option to save
When you first get into your car, what is the first thing you do? Turn the car on? Put the music on? Adjust your mirrors? What about wearing your seatbelt? Your seat belt is the one component that will keep you safe while you are driving or if you are in an accident. Many people today seem to take seatbelts for granted. Most people believe it is the only the driver and passenger`s obligation to wear a seatbelt and no one else has to wear them, but is that really true? Why do so many people take granted
ride in a booster seat till they are at least 80 pounds or age 8. With theses booster seats we can save many lives of children. I think that kids should ride in a booster until they are age 8 or 80 pounds. Throughout this essay, you will see why riding in a booster seat is important for children safety. When children are not in their booster seats they more likely to get hurt in an accident. For example, more than a third of children were killed because they were not in a booster seat. “ Fatalities
seatbelt when driving a car SPECIFIC PERPOSE To persuade my audience to use the seat belt in car. CENTRAL IDEA There are three reasons why we should use seat belt when driving which are preventing death when an accident occurs, cultivate themselves too not violate the law and protecting our passengers. INTRODUCTION I. Seatbelt is a very important component when we all drive a car or other vehicle. The main purpose of seat belts is to provide greater safety to the driver when driving car but at the moment
Why are seat belts important not only in cars but in all vehicles? It has been argued that there should or should not be seat belts on buses. The pro side is you should have to wear seat belts on buses and the con side is you shouldn’t have to wear seat belts on buses. I am arguing that people should have to wear seat belts on buses, because it saves lives and protects people on the roads. It has been maintained that, you shouldn’t have to wear a seatbelt on the bus. Bus drivers say that seat belts
Mandating Seat Belt Usage vs. Freedom of Choice SOC120: Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibilities 1 How do you feel when you are told what you will or will not do? You may be told that it is for your own good, but who has the right to decide what is or is not good for you? After all who knows you better than you do? This brings me to the topic of my discussion. Even though there are some statistics that may show a lower rate of injury or death if you wear a seat belt
features provided in vehicles. Initially, cars didn't have seat belts or airbags, which made collisions more lethal than today. Because of traffic fatalities, car companies began studying physics in order to create better, safer vehicles. One of these innovations was the seat belt. The seat belt was added to cars in 1955 by Volvo. Since then, seat belts have become standard equipment in every automobile, but this doesn’t mean the seat belt was perfect when it was first introduced. Obviously, any type
The history of belts goes long time back. They played crucial part in the industrial revolution. Belts were introduced as the basic means of power transmission, source of motion or relative movement. Power transmission belts date back to about 200 years before. The demands on a belt drive transmission system are large and this has led to many variations on the theme the materials have changed and the shapes have undergone modifications. Starting from leather, the list has reached up to synthetic
pull out and the annoying little beeping sounds plays loud to remind you to put on your seat belt no matter what. On a school bus that transports thousands of kids from their home to their place of education, there is no annoying being noise because there are simply no seatbelts. In the last year the number or people killed from a school bus accident has risen to 283, but what if they were able to wear a seat belt? I remember riding the bus to go on exciting field trips with all my classmates, it was
helmet when riding a bike, or to put their seatbelts on every time they are riding in a car. This time happen to be a time when my mother told me a story about why it is important to wear a seat belt. I remember picturing the story in great detail and it made me fully understand the importance of a seat belt. I will never drive my
install a car seat on the seat belt Properly installed child car seat - a prerequisite of safe transport. But sometimes, setting it, installation of car seats on the seat belt parents face difficulties. Especially when attachment occurs on the seat belt . Installing the child seat on the seat belt takes longer than isofix , and requires more care . Do not forget to read the instructions before installing the seat. Recent studies have shown that better to install the car seat in the middle
Seat belt usage is a struggling problem today through out the United States. It is also lower then any other industrialized nation in the world. The best way to prevent a death in a motor vehicle accident is to wear a seat belt. Everybody has their opinions on safety belts and the laws that go with them, but until they prove them harmful, people recommend for occupants to wear it while in a vehicle. Still today people want it to be a national law for people to buckle up. Estimations from people all