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An airbag will deploy only once. Safety belts are always there to offer protection in those accidents in
which airbags are not supposed to deploy or when they have already deployed. Unbelted occupants
can also be thrown out of the vehicle, causing even more severe injuries or death.
It is also important for occupants in the rear seats to wear their safety belts properly since they can be
thrown violently forward through the vehicle in the event of an accident. Unbelted passengers in the
rear seats endanger not only themselves but also the driver and other passengers in the vehicle
⇒Fig.24 .
Safety belts protect
Fig.25Belted driver secured by the correctly worn safety belt in the event of a sudden braking
maneuver.
Read and follow the introductory information and safety information first⇒ Introduction to the
subject
Used properly, safety belts can make a big difference. Safety belts help to keep passengers in their
seats, gradually reduce energy levels applied to the body in a collision, and help prevent the uncon‐
trolled movement that can cause serious injuries. In addition, safety belts reduce the danger of being
thrown out of the vehicle ⇒Fig.25 .
Safety belts attach passengers to the car and give them the benefit of being slowed down more gen‐
tly or softly through the give in the safety belts, crumple zones, and other safety features (such as
airbags) engineered into today's vehicles. The front crumple zones and other passive safety features
(such as the airbag system) are also designed to absorb kinetic energy. By absorbing the kinetic en‐
ergy over a longer period of time, the forces on the body become more tolerable and less likely to
cause injury.
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