Appropriate child safety seats provide significantly more protection in a crash
than safety belts alone.
People in GEMs are protected by little more
than safety belts and thermoplastic body panels.
Properly installed, age - appropriate child restraints provide considerably more protection for children in crashes
than safety belts alone.
A properly installed, age - appropriate child restraint can protect a child much better in a crash
than a safety belt alone.
Not exact matches
Car seats that use LATCH are not safer
than those installed in the usual way, using car
safety belts.
It is safest to put the car
safety seat in a position where you can install it tightly with either the lower anchor system or seat
belt; in some cases, this may be on either side of the back seat rather
than the middle.
A
safety belt is more
than capable of extending itself over a pregnant woman's extended belly.
They insist that Mario Cuomo got more done
than he is often remembered for: holding firm against the death penalty, protecting the
safety net in the era of selfishness, and, yes, even passing mundane reforms like a seat -
belt law.
Remember when we talked about
safety being more
than seat
belts?
When you're driving along at any sort of speed and, out of the blue, the seat
belt grabs you in a sudden rib - crushing bear hug it feels dangerously distracting rather
than an effective
safety device.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today unveiled two new National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that estimate that seat
belts saved more
than 72,000 lives during the five years between 2005 and 2009, while child restraint systems and minimum drinking age laws saved hundreds more during 2009.
Not later
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard Number 208 (relating to occupant crash protection) to provide a safety belt use warning system for designated seating positions in the rear
Safety Standard Number 208 (relating to occupant crash protection) to provide a
safety belt use warning system for designated seating positions in the rear
safety belt use warning system for designated seating positions in the rear seat.
Installing a child restraint is supposed to be easier using LATCH
than using the vehicle
safety belt, but in many vehicles it could be simpler.
Seat - mounted side airbags and a
Safety Canopy ® System are standard, and select models have an available knee airbag for the driver, and inflatable rear outboard safety belts, which help distribute crash - force energy across more of the torso area than a traditional
Safety Canopy ® System are standard, and select models have an available knee airbag for the driver, and inflatable rear outboard
safety belts, which help distribute crash - force energy across more of the torso area than a traditional
safety belts, which help distribute crash - force energy across more of the torso area
than a traditional
belt.2
Safety On the safety and security front, the all - new 2009 Dodge Ram offers more than 30 active and passive safety features, including standard front and rear side - curtain air bags with Enhanced Accident Response System, knee bolsters, seat - belt pre-tensioners, Anti-lock Brake System, BeltAlert ® System, and Electronic Stability Control; and available adjustable pedals, ParkSense ® Rear Park Assist and ParkView ® Rear Back - up C
Safety On the
safety and security front, the all - new 2009 Dodge Ram offers more than 30 active and passive safety features, including standard front and rear side - curtain air bags with Enhanced Accident Response System, knee bolsters, seat - belt pre-tensioners, Anti-lock Brake System, BeltAlert ® System, and Electronic Stability Control; and available adjustable pedals, ParkSense ® Rear Park Assist and ParkView ® Rear Back - up C
safety and security front, the all - new 2009 Dodge Ram offers more
than 30 active and passive
safety features, including standard front and rear side - curtain air bags with Enhanced Accident Response System, knee bolsters, seat - belt pre-tensioners, Anti-lock Brake System, BeltAlert ® System, and Electronic Stability Control; and available adjustable pedals, ParkSense ® Rear Park Assist and ParkView ® Rear Back - up C
safety features, including standard front and rear side - curtain air bags with Enhanced Accident Response System, knee bolsters, seat -
belt pre-tensioners, Anti-lock Brake System, BeltAlert ® System, and Electronic Stability Control; and available adjustable pedals, ParkSense ® Rear Park Assist and ParkView ® Rear Back - up Camera.
Any restraint is better
than none at all, but an appropriate child
safety seat provides the best protection in a crash until children are large enough for adult
safety belts to fit properly, usually when a child is about 4 feet 9 inches tall and 80 pounds.
Children 2 - 6 years old in child
safety seats (including child restraints and
belt - positioning booster seats) are about 28 percent less likely to be fatally injured
than those using
safety belts alone.
In general, the vehicle
safety belt should be used for installation if together your child and child restraint weigh more
than 65 pounds combined.
Child restraints installed with LATCH are more likely to be put in correctly
than restraints installed using the vehicle
safety belt, IIHS research has shown.
Child restraints installed with lower anchors were more
than twice as likely to be tethered as child restraints secured with
safety belts (see «Key child restraint strap is often overlooked, misunderstood by parents,» April 25, 2013).
• Body structure weight - optimised and crash - optimised; standard
safety features including front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, 3 - point automatic seat
belts on all seats, with
belt tensioners and
belt force limiters at front, ISOFIX children's seat mounting at rear, Run Flat Indicator and partially active engine compartment lid to optimise pedestrian protection; vehicle weight lower
than in predecessor models and competitors in the segment in virtually all variants of the new MINI despite extended range of fittings; increased acoustic and vibrational comfort: optimised aerodynamic properties as appropriate to each specific model including active cooling air flaps, underbody trim panel and air ducting elements in the upper section of the C columns; best aerodynamic figures within the competitive environment: Cd value reduced to 0.28 (MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper D).
• Body structure weight - optimised and crash - optimised; standard
safety features including front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, 3 - point automatic seat
belts on all seats, with
belt tensioners and
belt force limiters at front, ISOFIX children's seat mounting at rear, Run Flat Indicator and partially active engine compartment lid to optimise pedestrian protection; vehicle weight lower
than in predecessor models and competitors in the segment in virtually all variants of the new MINI despite extended range of fittings; increased acoustic and vibrational comfort: optimised aerodynamic properties as appropriate to each specific model including active cooling air flaps, underbody trim panel and air ducting elements in the upper section of the C columns; best aerodynamic figures within the competitive environment: Cd value reduced to 0.28 or 0.31 (MINI Cooper S).
As Chrysler Corp. fights federal government findings that seat
belts on its 1995 Chrysler Cirrus and Dodge Stratus models failed crash tests, federal
safety officials have begun an investigation into more
than 4.6 million other Chrysler
belts.
Child restraints installed with lower anchors were more
than twice as likely to be tethered as child restraints secured with
safety belts.
More
than half of child restraints were installed using lower anchors, while 35 percent were secured with
safety belts.
Showcasing some of the available options in the Audi customization program that provides consumers with more resources
than ever before possible to personalize their car, the Dynamic edition features specially designed
safety belts that are crimson red in color with special stitching that is also a focal point for the rest of the interior.
With seven airbags fitted as standard, not to mention four seat -
belt tensioners,
belt - force limiters and NECK - PRO crash - responsive head restraints for the driver and front passenger, the new E-Class offers an even more extensive package of
safety equipment
than its predecessor.
I also love the LATCH system for child
safety seats, it is much safer
than the typical seat
belt method and easier to install.
It works: Child restraints installed with LATCH, rather
than with vehicle
safety belts, are more likely to be installed correctly, research has shown.
«Installation generally was easier and less complex with LATCH - compliant systems
than the old way of routing
safety belts through child restraints to attach them to cars,» says Susan Ferguson, Institute senior vice president for research.
The fact is that motorcycles are inherently less protective of their riders
than passenger vehicles because they lack the exterior shell,
safety belts, and airbags that are standard on cars, trucks, and SUVs.
According to the National
Safety Council (NSC), more
than 145 people will be saved in car accidents because they wore their seat
belt this weekend.
Children between 8 and 18 years of age and who are more
than 4 feet 9 inches tall must wear a
safety belt.
While buses are built to be more durable
than the average passenger vehicle, they are also often designed without important
safety features, such as seat
belts.
With years of Experience and reliability under our
belt, more drivers trust us to help keep their driving records clean
than any other traffic
safety school provider.
First,
safety belt violations and violations for speeding less
than 10 % over the posted speed limit results in no additional points on your driving record.
For instance, seniors can be eligible for the Low Mileage discount for driving less
than 15,000 miles a year, the
Safety Feature Discount for driving a car with automatic seat
belts and / or dual airbags, and the Safe Driver Discount for drivers who avoid accidents and moving violations for at least three years.
It actually takes less
than a second to take off a
safety belt.
If taller
than 4» 9», the child may be secured in an adult
safety belt.
Currently, the law requires that only front seat passengers (other
than children that fall under the child
safety seat laws) be secured in
safety belts.
In front - facing car seats where the combined weight of the child and the seat are more
than 65 pounds, the bottom tethers will soon be eliminated, and parents will be required to strap in the car seat with a
safety belt instead.
Even though the law allows for children over 8 and less
than 4» 9» to be secured using an adult
belting system, experts recommend continuing to use an appropriate child
safety seat since it provides better protection.
According to Click It or Ticket Florida, 1,450 people were killed in seatbelt - equipped vehicles in 2010 alone — and more
than half of them were not wearing those
safety belts.
Speeding violations must be greater
than 10 % over the posted speed, and no points are assessed for
safety belt convictions.
Furthermore, a car equipped with seat
belts and air bags will give better
safety than one that doesn't have it, which means that the driver of such vehicle should be able to get a lower insurance on the car.
According to the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), car crashes are the leading cause of death for people age 4 and every age 11 through 27 in the U.S. With 45 to 60 percent effectiveness, seat
belts are the single most effective means of reducing the risk of death in a crash and have saved more
than 250,000 lives since 1975 in the U.S. alone.