Always buckle up when you get into your vehicle
Always buckle up when you get into your vehicle. Your seat belt could be what saves you. Not wearing a seat belt can lead to ejection during a crash, which is often fatal. Remember, air bags alone are not sufficient protection. Properly fasten your seat belt to stay safe and secure inside your vehicle. #ClickItOrTicket #ClickItDontRiskIt
One of the safest choices drivers and passengers can make is to buckle up.
· Buckle up all the time — for short trips and long trips.
· The right seat belt fit matters:
o The shoulder belt should lay flat across the middle of your chest and away from your neck.
o The lap belt should fit across your hips, not your stomach.
o Never put the shoulder belt behind your back or under your arm.
· Seat belts are the best defense against impaired, aggressive, and distracted drivers. Being buckled up during a crash helps keep you safe and secure inside your vehicle; the seat belt slows you down and spreads crash forces over the strongest parts of your body.
· We have come a long way with increasing seat belt use over the years, but we still have a problem to address considering that seat belt use varies by time of day, seating position, and region of the United States.
· Despite steady increases in observed seat belt use, approximately half of all passenger vehicle deaths are unrestrained.
