Can seat belts kill you?

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asked Jun 27, 2020 in Safety by Dukeanus (300 points)
Can seat belts kill you?

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answered Jun 28, 2020 by Avarado (27,970 points)
Seat belts can sometimes kill you especially if the seat belt is not being worn properly.

Or if the seat belt sticks and traps you in the vehicle such as during a car fire or when the car goes into the water.

But most times seat belts save your life instead of killing you.

Without wearing a seat belt you can be thrown towards the windshield or even thrown out of the vehicle such as during a roll over crash.

So it's very important to wear your seat belt.

To prevent the possibly of the seat belt trapping you in your vehicle you should keep a knife or a seat belt cutter tool in your vehicle with you.

I've had to use my seat belt cutter and window breaker tool for someone else who was trapped in their vehicle and the car had caught fire.

I had to break the window because the door was locked and then cut the seat belt because it was stuck and would not come undone.

The seat belt cutter and window breaker tool saved one life already and it was worth the money.

Hopefully I never have to use it myself for my own vehicle but if I do then I have it available.

Although the airbags and seat belts are connected to the computer together and work together during an car crash the airbag still works without you wearing your seat belt.

An airbag will still deploy even when your seat belt is not being worn or fastened.

However if an airbag does go off and you do not have your seat belt on then you could break your ribs or get more serious injuries from the airbag and crash.

The seat belt is supposed to lock up and hold you in place during a crash and then the airbag is supposed to deploy afterwards.

This all happens within a second or two of each other.

Having your seat belt on also prevents you from being thrown out of the vehicle during a crash especially during a roll over crash.

So make sure to always wear your seat belt.

You don't need to wear your seat belt for the airbag to deploy but you do need to wear your seat belt so that you hopefully won't get killed or suffer more severe injuries.

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