Seatbelt Safety

If you live in the United States, and have ever been in a car, you know the first thing you do when you step foot into any vehicle is put your seatbelt on. Your whole life you have been taught to always buckle yourself into your seat. You pull the tip of the belt over your chest, and as the webbing extends you bring it to your waist. You then put yourself into a comfortable position and finally, clip yourself in, thinking that what you are doing could save your life. But could it harm more then help? Have you ever thought of not clipping that strap? In 1968 the law requiring you to wear your seatbelt was enforced. All passengers of the fifty, U.S. states are required by law to wear a seatbelt with the exception of New Hampshire. New York was the first state which demanded those in vehicles to wear seatbelts while the car is in motion. In certain states, an officer is allowed to stop and ticket a driver for the offense of not wearing a seatbelt, but in others it is not permitted unless

Wearing your seatbelt is not an excuse to be negligent while driving but it may have that subliminal effect. Seatbelts promote bad driving. In the case above, the driver sped past the almost red traffic light, causing them, and others to get injured. Although the driver wasn’t injured from the crash itself because of her seatbelt, she developed another injury. Aren't seatbelts designed to prevent injury, not cause them? If the driver wasn't wearing his seat belt, the event could have gone completely differently. When the driver saw the light was yellow the person in the car would not have passed it. The driver would unconsciously be more cautious and slow down to stop at the yellow light. Not wearing a seatbelt would have prevented the whole accident from occurring in the first place. It promoted safer and more cautious