If seat belts aren't worn during a collision you...

If seat belts aren't worn during a collision you...

• A. could be hurled out of the car
• B. will always stay in the seat
• C. will stop the car
• D. have no risk

Answer: (C)

When a collision happens, your body tends to keep moving at the car’s speed even as the car slows down. A seat belt provides a restraint that holds you in the seat, helping you decelerate with the vehicle and distributing the stopping force across stronger parts of your body. This keeps you from being thrown out of the car or slammed into interior surfaces, which is why not wearing a belt is so dangerous. The belt doesn’t stop the car itself; it controls your movement relative to the car so you don’t become a projectile. There’s always some risk in a crash, but wearing a seat belt greatly lowers the chance of severe injury from ejection.

When a collision happens, your body tends to keep moving at the car’s speed even as the car slows down. A seat belt provides a restraint that holds you in the seat, helping you decelerate with the vehicle and distributing the stopping force across stronger parts of your body. This keeps you from being thrown out of the car or slammed into interior surfaces, which is why not wearing a belt is so dangerous. The belt doesn’t stop the car itself; it controls your movement relative to the car so you don’t become a projectile. There’s always some risk in a crash, but wearing a seat belt greatly lowers the chance of severe injury from ejection.