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These days you MUST wear a seatbelt because the explosive device that will go off inches from your face will kill you with the slightest provocation if you do n
by nanis 5y ago
These days you MUST wear a seatbelt because the explosive device that will go off inches from your face will kill you with the slightest provocation if you do not.
Ironically, airbags were developed to _replace_ seatbelts as people like Ralph Nader thought people could never be convinced to wear them voluntarily.
- jmnicolas 5y agoDo I understand correctly that someone that doesn't have their seat belt will die from the air-bag? Why? Is it because their face will be too close from the air-bag?
- nanis 5y agoSubject to historical revisionism: > 2. Air bags are designed to work with seat belts, not replace them but accurate regarding the effects of not wearing one: > If you don’t wear your seat belt, you could be thrown into a rapidly opening frontal air bag. Such force could injure or even kill you. Quite a few injuries in low speed crashes are _caused_ by air bag deployment even when you are wearing your seat belt.[1] This is not to detract from the fact that in high speed or high force crashes, the airbag may be the thing that lets you survive ... assuming you are wearing a seatbelt. Also, interesting photo in this article[2]. [1]: https://emj.bmj.com/content/19/6/490 https://emj.bmj.com/content/19/6/490 [2]: https://cei.org/news_releases/if-auto-safety-defects-are-criminalized-shouldnt-ralph-nader-be-in-jail/ https://cei.org/news_releases/if-auto-safety-defects-are-cri...
- jmnicolas 5y agoThanks.