We've talked about the pros and cons of speeding, the pros being on the track only and the cons, well, are an early grave. Bobby Nitro has noticed that among the go-fast crowd acceleration is given top priority, while stopping power often comes second.
That’s not right. Good brakes and a reliable way to halt the momentum of passengers are vital. That’s where seatbelts come in. They stop people from continuing to move when the car stops. In a crash, that can make all the difference, where seatbelts reduce the risk of death by 45%.
Bobby Nitro knows it’s a grim topic, but hurtling down the road with a block of steel in the bonnet and surrounded by a flimsy lightweight casing is a health risk of note.
Driving a car makes you vulnerable to crashing, and the safest place to be when that happens is in the car, not flung out on the road to be run over by another car.
Back-seat passengers who are not buckled in often kill front seaters in a crash, as they are flung out of their seats head first and turn into projectiles. That’s one reason wearing a seatbelt in the back of the car is a law.
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