In fact, even being really cool won t keep you in your seat without your safety belt. I ll never have a crash. Unfortunately, good drivers can be hit by bad or drunk drivers. Few people intend to have crashes. Without your safety belt you have all the freedom in the world to crash into your windshield, to slam into another person, or to be thrown from your car and slide along the pavement.
Freedom is great.
On average it takes 2.5 seconds to buckle up. Seat belts are the most effective safety devices in vehicles. Without wearing a seat belt, a 35 m.p.h. crash is the equivalent of falling from a third-story window . Most serious crashes happen close to home. When a car is in a crash and you re not wearing your safety belt the car suddenly stops but your body continues to move forward.