Misunderstanding 1: There is an airbag without a seat belt. An airbag cannot replace a seat belt. In a car accident, it is very dangerous to rely solely on the airbag. Because the explosive force of the airbag is very large, if there is no traction buffer of the seat belt, it directly hits the airbag that is exploding, which will cause serious damage to the body. Therefore, the airbag must be used in conjunction with the seat belt to play a safety role. According to statistics from relevant agencies, in all potentially fatal car accidents, if seat belts are used correctly, about 45%-73% of lives can be saved. When airbags and seat belts are used together, the death rate can be reduced by 68%. Moreover, the airbag only works when the car is in a frontal collision within 120°. Therefore, although more and more cars are equipped with airbags, airbags are only an auxiliary safety system that must be matched with seat belts to ensure safety.
Misunderstanding 2: Wear a seat belt and get trapped in a car accident. Whether you wear a seat belt or not, you may be trapped in a car in a car accident. At the beginning of the design of the seat belt buckle, it was considered that it would be easy to untie when a danger occurs, even when the head is down. Conversely, if you wear a seat belt, you have a much higher chance of staying awake in a crash than if you don’t wear a seat belt, and of course the chance of escape is greater.
Misunderstanding 3: The driving speed is slow and the trip is short. Some drivers think that driving in the urban area is not fast, and accidents caused by low speeds are not easy to hurt people. In general, the driving distance is relatively short, the danger is not high, and there is no need to wear seat belts. . In fact, when a vehicle crashes at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, the force of the body forward is equivalent to throwing a bag of 50 kilograms of cement from a four-story building. The impact can be imagined. . Under this impact, the role of the seat belt will be revealed. Moreover, there is no inevitable connection between the occurrence of a car accident and the distance traveled. Whether it is a long distance or a short distance, a car accident can occur in a very short time. In addition, there are also high-speed driving zones in urban areas, which are often high-risk zones for accidents. Relevant data shows that it takes only 0.7 seconds for an 88-kilometer-per-hour car to crash to the death of the driver. In such a short period of time, no matter how skilled a driver is, if he doesn't wear a seat belt, he can't escape.
