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I saw it last night and picked up on it too. DH giggled at me for noticing.
can someone explain to me what happens in a crash if the shoulder belt is behind the person's back? I know it's a no no but I need the explanation in case someone doesn't wanna take my word for it
so wearing the belt with the shoulder behing the back is the same as wearing a lap only belt? it makes it harder to convince someone that it's that bad since so many cars still have lapbelts in some positions. I agree it's not safe, I'm just imagining someone arguing with me about this.
Here's a video of a shoulder belt behind the back.
http://depts.washington.edu/booster/images/video/DRIV754_6yr_lap.mpg
Wendy
I used to let people ride unbuckled before I knew better. I am very much a libertarian, politically, and I believed every free-thinking adult had the right to choose to be smart enough or dumb enough to buckle up. Every adult has the right to choose to live or die. I always believed in child restraint laws because those stupid adults who don't buckle up shouldn't have the right to make a decision of life or death for their child (IMO, some hardcore libertarians don't believe in child restraint laws, and I have a hard time debating them).
But after coming here and really becoming educated on crash dynamics and the forces involved in a crash (essentially, weight x speed = force) and learning about projectile dangers, I refused to let anyone ride unrestrained in any vehicle with H, dh, or me. I try to explain it to folks simply, using the weight x speed = force formula, saying that I don't want 6000 pounds of my friend's body slamming into me or H if we are in a crash. That is DEADLY force. Heck, a five pound preemie could carry 150 pounds of force in a crash. What about that spare tire?
Fortunately, 2009 will bring a new rule...all vehicles must have shouderbelts for all seating positions. Of course, Toyota, Honda, and a select few others were doing it a few years ago... and so many more are doing it already in 2008.
Fortunately, 2009 will bring a new rule...all vehicles must have shouderbelts for all seating positions. Of course, Toyota, Honda, and a select few others were doing it a few years ago... and so many more are doing it already in 2008.
We don't have to wait for 2009 for this. The requirement for shoulder belts for all seating positions in most new vehicles in the U.S. already went into effect for the 2008 model year starting last Sept. :thumbsup:
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