when a car experiences a collision‚ providing a cushion of air that prevents a person from bashing their face on the dashboard or steering wheel and suffering concussion‚ disfigurement‚ or worse. Airbags are usually fitted in the front seats. A car that is described as having a “driver’s side airbag” has one airbag only‚ designed to protect the driver. If a car has “dual airbags‚” it has one airbag for the driver and another air bag for the passenger. A side airbag inflates from the side of a car and
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persuade my audience to use the seat belt in car. Central Idea: There are three reasons why we should use the seat belt in car which are‚ preventing death in about half of car accidents‚ following the law itself and protecting our passengers. Introduction I. A seat belt‚ sometimes called a safety belt II. Seat belts were invented by George Cayley in the early 19th century. III. The seat belts terminology can be found in four patterns. A. 2-Point Seat Belt: A restraint system with
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stopped raining when my friend Florence and I got into the car. I fastened my seat belt‚ but she didn’t. I backed out of the driveway and we headed out for what we thought would be a fun evening. After driving for awhile I entered an intersection. The light was green and so I proceeded into the intersection just as another car turned left in front of me. Because the roads were wet‚ my brakes wouldn’t hold and we slid into the side of the other car. I was shaken‚ but all right. Then I noticed that the
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Child Passenger Car Seat Safety When children’s car seats were first introduced in the 1930’s‚ they were used merely so parents would be able to keep an eye on their young children (Safe Ride 4 Kids‚ 2015). It was not until the early 1960’s when child passenger vehicle safety started becoming a priority‚ followed by the 1970’s‚ when child restraint laws first came into effect (Safe Ride 4 Kids‚ 2015). Although today’s modern vehicles aid in preventing severe passenger vehicle injuries and fatalities
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encounters with fantastic creatures‚ the cordial arms of the Phaaicians‚ and finally home to his yearning family in the Iron Age story of Homer’s The Odyssey. Advance to the modern day life of cars and highways. Lightning McQueen‚ a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed‚Lightning McQueen‚ a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed‚Lightning McQueen‚ a hotshot rookie racecar finds himself in a three-way tie with “The King” and the infamous Chick. On his way to California‚ he finds himself unexpectedly
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Prompt: Not everyone believes the use of seat belts should be mandatory. Should not wearing a seat belt be illegal? Write a persuasive essay stating your opinion on the use of seat belts and whether or not wearing a seat belt should be illegal in all parts of the world. How seatbelts save lives. Car accidents happen every minute of every day. There are over 5.25 million car accidents per year in the United States. Over 43‚000 of those accidents end in fatality due to people not wearing
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Sir Isaac Newton‚ a great physicist. In Newton’s first law of motion it is stated that: 1. An object at rests tends to stay in rest 2. An object in motion tends to stay in motion A great example of inertia would be if a car is driven directly into a brick wall‚ the car would stop because of the external force which is exerted upon by the wall. The driver requires a force to stop his body from moving forward‚ this can be prevented by a seatbelt‚ or otherwise inertia will cause his body to keep
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those age 5-34 in the U.S. More than 2.3 million adult drivers and passengers were treated in emergency departments as the result of being injured in motor vehicle crashes in 2009.2 Adult seat belt use is the most effective way to save lives and reduce injuries in crashes. Yet millions of adults do not wear their seat belts on every trip. Body How big is the problem of crash-related injuries and deaths? I. Motor vehicle crashes are a major public health problem.. A. More than 2.3 million adult
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Motion‚ inertia. Inertia is when an object in motion tries to stay in motion‚ and an object at rest tries to remain at rest‚ unless the object is acted upon by an outside force. For example‚ say a car is traveling along a straight road. Loose objects in the auto are "acted upon" by the body‚ seats‚ or some other part of the vehicle (whatever is touching a loose object)‚ whenever the whole thing accelerates. The two most important things related to this are: 1. "Velocity" is a concept that includes
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Wearing a seatbelt can increase chances of survival and one’s safety in a car accident. Who is willing to risk their life by not wearing a seatbelt? Is it really worth it? The main purpose of a seatbelt is to reduce the risk of deaths in car accidents. However‚ some people feel that wearing a seatbelt is a personal choice. Across America seat belt laws are mandatory. These laws were put in place to prevent fatalities in car accidents and protect drivers and their passengers. Therefore choosing to
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