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Embrace Life is a short British public information film made for the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) about the importance of wearing seat belts.Released on 20 January 2010 [1] and initially only shown in the local Sussex area, the short film became an international phenomenon after it was distributed on the internet, through social networking sites and YouTube, gaining over a million ...
A seat belt applies an opposing force to the driver and passengers to prevent them from falling out or making contact with the interior of the car (especially preventing contact with, or going through, the windshield). Seat belts are considered primary restraint systems (PRSs), because of their vital role in occupant safety.
Most seat belt laws in the United States are left to state law. However, the recommended age for a child to sit in the front passenger seat is 13. The first seat belt law was a federal law, Title 49 of the United States Code, Chapter 301, Motor Safety Standard, which took effect on January 1, 1968, that required all vehicles (except buses) to be fitted with seat belts in all designated seating ...
Older vehicles that did not originally have seat belts were exempted. However, enforcement is weak in most parts of the country. In Indonesia, belts are only mandatory for front seats. Many low-entry car models are not equipped with rear seat belts. [16] In Malaysia, the first stage of safety belt laws was implemented in 1979. This was expanded ...
The first to sell automatic seat belts was Volkswagen, with the 1975 VW Rabbit, which had a door-mounted automatic shoulder belt (BUT NO LAP BELT). Immediately the injuries began. Upon front impact, the occupant’s torso slipped under belt, but the head and necks catches on the shoulder belt, essentially “clothesline” the occupant, causing ...
Using electronic stability control sensors to measure steering angle, vehicle yaw, and lateral acceleration and brake assist (BAS) sensors to detect emergency braking, the system can tighten the seat belts, adjust seat positions, including rear seats (if installed), raise folded rear headrests (if installed), and close the sunroof if it detects ...
This is a table of seat belt use rates (percent) in various countries worldwide. Seat belt use rates in 2017 metrics might be part of some safety process. [ 1 ]
All provinces in Canada have primary enforcement seat belt laws, which allow a police officer to stop and ticket a driver if they observed a violation. Ontario was the first province to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, a law that came into effect on January 1, 1976.