Seatbelt

Dana Maliepaard was a young girl who went to Glasgow High School and was involved in an unrestrained car accident. Dana’s mother, Christie Maliepaard, believes that it is necessary to share Dana’s story with others so that they may learn from it. Dana’s story is used to show teen drivers that it is not only expected, but necessary to wear a seat belt. By wearing a seat belt when driving a car or riding in one, you are able to not only save your own life, but the ones of the people who care about you.

Therefore, it would be unethical for individual citizens to ignore the governmental requirement for people to use seat belts in their vehicles. Adhering to seat belt laws is important for individuals not only in improving drivers and travelers use of seatbelts through penalty avoidance and police enforcement but also indirectly by enhancing a culture of good ethical behaviors. Additionally, failure to wear seatbelt is dangerous to the individual’s livelihood and health. A person is highly

The advertisement is one of those that automatically make you feel bad, pathos is shown in this picture. Showing a little boy who is in a wheelchair is the worst thing to happen to somebody. The boy is sad, the publishers really want to make the audience aware that driving carelessly is dangerous, so dangerous it could affect you in many ways. It can cause minor to severe death accidents. Driving is

For the people who use the excuse that "They are just going around the corner" should realize that 80% of traffic fatalities occur within a 25-mile radius of your home and at a speed of 40 miles an hour. Buckling up to drive around the block is probably the best time to do so. Everyone knows that car crashes can cause death; yet because people do not buckle up all the time thousands of people still die in traffic crashes yearly. Seatbelts can save your life in a crash and can reduce your risk of a serious injury. Seat belts keep drivers and passengers from being ejected through windows or doors. This is important because your chances of being killed are five times greater if you are thrown from the vehicle. Thousands of people who die in car crashes each year might still be alive today if they had only been wearing their seat belts.

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 seat belt? 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 seat belts 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. Everyone no matter who they are should always wear a seatbelt and there has to be action taken in regards to this matter. The federal government should regulate seatbelt usage by legislating a universal law which requires all passengers to wear a seat belts, creating substantial fines for each passenger

Choosing safe baby car seats is one of the most important tasks that parents and caregivers have. When driving or operating motor vehicles with infants and children onboard, it is imperative that children are safely secured in baby car seats that have been placed in the vehicle correctly. Car seats are the only tool that your vehicle has to provide protection for your child should your vehicle be involved in an accident. Choose baby car seats that have been tested and meet all current safety requirements as determined by law. Safe car seats are ones that have been installed in the vehicle correctly.

In 2016, 3,773 people died in a motor vehicle traffic accident and of that 3,773, 43.71% were reported not wearing a seatbelt when the crash occurred. The “Click it or Ticket” slogan was made to encourage drivers to wear seatbelts, but it’s impossible to pull over every single person that isn’t wearing

Life or death? Riding in a car you have the choice to choose, put on the seatbelt or don’t. Every time you get in a vehicle you put your life at risk not wearing a seatbelt. The reason that wearing a seat belt is a law is because it protects your life when you get into an accident. The law is there to protect everyone that drives or rides in a motor vehicle. You should always put on your seat belt when getting into a vehicle.

Deciding what to compose my essay of was no easy task. As a sixteen year-old girl, many things today anger or irritate me. I have a different outlook on life than most people, therefore, things that might not bother the average teen girl infuriate me. After reflecting on the subject for a long time, I finally came to the conclusion that nothing bothers me more than when people don’t wear seat belts whenever they operate or ride in a vehicle. Maybe it’s perhaps because I have seen many wonderful people pass away simply because they couldn’t click their seat belt or maybe it’s because wearing a seat belt is logical, but some people still don’t seem to understand.

The number one cause of death in U.S. children are motor vehicle accidents, but many of these can be prevented. Buckling children into car seats, booster seats and seat belts helps reduce the risk of injury while in a motorized vehicle. According to the CDC, “car seats reduces the risk of deaths to infants by 71%, and toddlers by 54%”. For the nation as the whole the average car seat usage is around 80% but for the Navajo nation it is much lower at around 35%. This shows the basic lack of education the Navajo people are receiving on the matter. Car Seat usage is a very serious public health issue on the Navajo nation. Some areas where more education has been provided see a rise to about 60%. Restraint use among young children often depends

We have all heard the excuses before, "It's uncomfortable, I'm only going around the corner", I'd rather be thrown out of a car than be stuck in a seatbelt," and my favorite, "I'm a good driver I don't need to wear one." Well you may be a good driver but there are situations beyond your control such as bad weather, road conditions and not to mention other drivers that can affect your safety. Seat belts can mean the difference between life and death in an auto accident. Wearing a seat belt every time you enter a vehicle is not only the smart thing to do it is the right thing because it saves lives, it's the law and it will save you money.

Newton’s first law says than an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless interrupted by a net force. This relates to seat belts in cars because seat belts are used to stop people from being hurtled out of their cars. They do this by abruptly stopping the person when the vehicle either crashes or brakes. Without seat belts, you couldn’t break abruptly without being jerked forward at the same speed in which your vehicle was traveling at. That means that if you had to break abruptly or crashed after traveling at a fast speed, you would be hurtled out of the window. But because seat belts add a net force to stop us, then the object in motion will start to rest.

THE STRATEGIES OF SEATBELT POLICY AND PLANNING Seatbelt policy require a combined approach which include the legislation, penalties, standards and interventions (mandatory and voluntary) in order to increase the compliance of its enforcement. Enforcement of this policy is expected to be the most effective tool for a high level compliance among the motorists. Pre-requirements There are three basic requirements to be followed before the enforcement campaign begins.

Hi Staci, Great Post describing the benefits of wearing seats belts. I agree with you that one lucky incident doesn’t mean that seat belts are not needed. I like the point you made about the person landing on the grass with reduced the impact and what if it was cement, would he have survived? In my discussion I have similar findings as you that proper research should be done before making conclusion. There are people that would avoid or not accept facts if they have personal experience that is contradictory. In my research I found National Standard Council (NSC) publish data that showed 100 people die every day in a car crash and more than 1000 people suffer life changing injuries. NCS reports that more than 90% of Americans wear seat

An article I read titled, “Can Automation and Tougher Laws Save Lives?” by Ellen Kennerly talks about some of the causes of fatalities and crashes we tend to have so much of now. Kennerly states, “Nearly half of the 2015 fatalities involved an unbelted passenger or driver and about one-third were alcohol-related.” Wow, that is a big number. This quote clearly shows us that wearing our seatbelt can save us from