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    Buckling Up If there was something that would reduce fatal injuries in the front seat of a car by 45%, why wouldn’t people use it? Prevention from death and wounds is arguably the main reason why wearing a seatbelt is crucial; wearing one can lower injury odds. Ejection from a vehicle may occur in a car crash and could possibly terminate life forever if occupants are not buckled down. Being locked down in a car seat during an immense wreck could be the determining factor in life or death. Most people

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    one or a dozen kids, follow several car seat safety tips and protect your growing family. 1. Use a Rear-Facing Seat for as Long as Possible Infants always sit in a rear-facing car seat to protect their legs, spine and brain. However, even after your child grows into a convertible seat, keep him facing backward until he’s at least two for maximum safety. 2. Ensure Safety in Front-Facing Seats When you do decide to place your child in a front-facing car seat, utilize a tether strap. It decreases

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    accidents, 8 children will die or have serious injuries in a rear facing car seat compared to the 40 children that will die or have serious injuries in forward facing car seats. Putting a child in a forward facing car seat, before their second birthday, that creates uninformed decisions that can cause incomplete growth, serious injuries, and death. First, the biggest problem is the myths that go along with car seats and car seat safety. CNN reports that 24% of parents will turn their children around

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    Seat Belt Laws Essay

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    Since the implementation of mandatory seat belt laws studies have shown that seat belt usage has increased while traffic fatalities have decreased. Seat belt usage rates increased from 17% to 79% in the U.S. between 1983 and 2003 (Houston & Richardson, 2006). All U.S. states except New Hampshire have mandatory seat belt laws for adults. Currently, there are two types of seat belt enforcement, primary and secondary. To date, 34 states have a primary enforcement law which allows a police officer to

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    Seat Belt Synthesis Essay

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    Administration (NHTSA), “in 2015, seat belt use in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 13,941 lives” (1). The NHTSA goes on to say that almost 30 million Americans still don’t use seat belts on a daily basis. Since vehicle accidents are among the leading causes of death in the United States and even the world, the argument to improve seat belt technology has increased dramatically. Researchers are often more concerned with whether or not people are wearing their seat belts, not the effectiveness of

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    Now people may tell themselves that they know they should wear a seatbelt, but is it really worth it? The answer is yes, it is worth it. Your life is worth it, and putting yourself at risk makes you a careless person. In 2012, 7,500 teens and young adults between the ages of 16-24 were killed in a car crash. 60% were not wearing a seatbelt out of 34,080. Every 16 minutes, someone dies in an accident and about 89 people lose their lives each day. Wearing a seatbelt slows your body down and decreases

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    Lead (attention grabber/WOW statement) On an average about 7,000 lives are saved each year by seat belts and in nine years about 320,000 people have died but 55% could have been saved if they were wearing a seatbelt. ( ). Background information Janis was driving to the mall to buy Jimmy her 6 year son some new toys. Janis thought her seat belt was uncomfortable so she did not wear her seat belt. She was stopped at the intersection then the light turned green so she pulled through

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    drivers and front seat passengers must wear safety seat belts. Passengers who sit in the rear must be restrained by an appropriate seat belt system. The law doesn’t require it but it should. People in the rear must be required to wear safety restraints. Obviously, if anyone fails to not wear a seat belt will be charged a $92 dollar fine or even worse death. It is a simple fact that wearing your seat belt can reduce your risk of dying in a car crash. I urge everyone to permanently use seat belts and the

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    1.Wearing seat belt saves many people.Seat belt use virtually eliminates the possibility of ejection from the vehicle.Wearing seat belt keeps you from being thrown from your vehicle..It keeps you from banging against parts of your car such as the door.It can also keep you not to hit to steering and the thing in front of you.Seat belts keep the driver and passengers from banging each other, a cause of real injury in some accidents.Airbags are some times useless if you are not wearing seat belt,you

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    lethal weapon by many people. Why would you sit in a moving car Argumentative essay and not wear your seat belt? Cars travel at high rates of speed and can easily crash. Technology is distracting many drivers in today's world. Why take the chance and not wear your seat belt? I read the news and see videos of many car accidents. The majority of people dying in traffic accidents do not wear their seat belt. When cars are on the expressway, they are traveling at very high rates of speed. Most cars

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