The Top Seven Benefits of Wearing a Seat Belt
Depending on when you were born, you might remember from your childhood not being required to wear a seat belt or even having to be confined to the back seat. Even though seat belts were made mandatory equipment in vehicles in the late 1960s, there were no seat belt laws that required drivers and passengers to wear them. Those laws did not come into effect until the late 1980s and 1990s.
Today, wearing your seat belt should be second nature and a natural driving habit whenever you get into your vehicle. Yet there are still some people who do not see the benefits of wearing their seat belt. Rather, they are placing themselves in greater danger because the vehicle’s safety systems will not protect them in the event of an accident.
What Are the Benefits of Wearing a Seat Belt?
Safety for All Passengers and Motorists
Seat belts save lives, and this is a fact that has been proven through countless studies and research, even if you have an older model vehicle without airbags.
Seat Belts Keep You Secure During Impacts
Seat belts keep you in your seat, not thrown through the windshield, or thrown loose in the vehicle. Most people do not realize the G-forces created during impacts place great strain on the body and result in more serious injuries when seat belts are not worn.
Seat Belts Work in Tandem with Airbags
Airbags are designed to help keep you in place, along with your seat belt. If you are not wearing one, then the airbag system is ineffective.
Avoid Fines by Wearing Your Seat Belt
As already mentioned, there are seat belt laws and, if you are caught not wearing your seat belt, you could be issued a traffic ticket, be required to pay a fine, and end up with the violation on your driving record.
Reduce the Risk of Serious Injuries and Death
There are people who have survived major accidents where their cars have been totaled, yet they survived with minor injuries because they were wearing their seat belt. If they had not, they could have been seriously injured or, worse, died.
Wearing a Seat Beat Can Affect Auto Insurance Rates
If you refuse to wear your seat belt and are getting traffic tickets for it, come renewal time your auto insurance rates could skyrocket because you are considered a high-risk driver—or your policy could even be canceled.
Prevent Auto Insurance Denials by Wearing Your Seat Belt
If you are in an accident, regardless of fault, your auto insurance policy may have a clause that states you will not be reimbursed for any damages, both personal injury, and vehicle damage, if you were not wearing your seat belt.
Remember when driving, your life depends not only on your own decisions, but the decisions of other drivers. The benefits of wearing a seat belt are clear and seat belts save lives regardless of whether you or anyone else sharing the road with you is driving safely.
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