Why should seat belts not be mandatory?

Being buckled up during a crash helps keep you safe and secure inside your vehicle; being completely ejected from a vehicle is almost always deadly. If you don’t wear your seat belt, you could be thrown into a rapidly opening frontal air bag. Such force could injure or even kill you.

Why should I be forced to wear a seatbelt?

Indigenous Affairs. Weekly roundup of news affecting Native American communities in the Northwest. According to crash data, getting thrown from a vehicle is a lousy option, with a fatality rate of 79 percent. Let’s agree that wearing a seat belt is generally the safest choice.

Is it the drivers responsibility to make sure everyone is wearing a seatbelt?

Car drivers and front seat passengers must wear a seat belt, unless they have a medical exemption certificate. It’s the responsibility of the adult passenger (not the driver) to make sure that they are using the seatbelt.

What will be the consequences of not wearing a seatbelt?

Thesemay include injuries to the head, chest, abdomen, neck and spine and can cause internal bleeding, muscle and skeletal injury, fractures and broken ribs, pneumothorax (collapsed lung), whiplash (a forced movement of the head and neck) and traumatic brain injury (an external force causing brain malfunction).

Does everyone have to wear a seatbelt?

Children from 6 to 15 must always wear a seatbelt. California – California takes their seat belt laws seriously. “The Golden State” cites extensive evidence that seat belts save lives for their strong seat belt laws. Every adult over the age of 16 years must wear an approved seat belt.

Is it safer to not wear a seatbelt?

Among drivers and front-seat passengers, seat belts reduce the risk of death by 45\%, and cut the risk of serious injury by 50\%. People not wearing a seat belt are 30 times more likely to be ejected from a vehicle during a crash. More than 3 out of 4 people who are ejected during a fatal crash die from their injuries.

When did wearing seatbelts become mandatory?

January 1, 1986
Wearing seat belts became California law 35 years ago on January 1, 1986. Here’s a look back on the first day of driving in the Bay Area.

Do seat belts do more harm than good?

When improperly used, they may do more harm than good. The truth is, seat belts can reduce serious crash-related injuries and death by about half, according to the CDC. Seat belts save lives. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that since 1975, seat belts have saved nearly 300,000 lives!

Do seat belts save lives?

Among drivers and front-seat passengers, seat belts reduce the risk of death by 45\%, and cut the risk of serious injury by 50\%. More than 3 out of 4 people who are ejected during a fatal crash die from their injuries. 5. Seat belts save thousands of lives each year, and increasing use would save thousands more.