In society today‚ seatbelts can either save someone’s life or take it away from them. Multiple people everyday in the United States die from not wearing a seatbelt while driving. People should wear seatbelts‚ not only is it the law‚ but it makes roads safer and it can save lives. Some people do not like to wear seatbelts due to them being uncomfortable. However‚ people not wearing seatbelts are 30 times more likely to end up in an abominable situation when an accident happens. Thus‚ people still
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CDC reported in 2009‚ 53% of occupants killed in crashes in the U.S. were not wearing seat belts (2014). Data collected in 2008 by NHTSA showed seat belts saved an estimated 225‚000 lives (2009). The benefit of wearing a seat belt is simple; it is your best defense in a crash. In addition to being the best defense in a crash‚ a seat belt offers occupants five ways to protect from serious or fatal injuries. The Pennsylvanian Traffic Injury Prevention Project reports seat belts prevent occupants from
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For years‚ the trusty seat belt provided the sole form of passive restraint in our cars. There were debates about their safety‚ especially relating to children‚ but over time‚ much of the country adopted mandatory seat-belt laws. Statistics have shown that the use of seat belts has saved thousands of lives that might have been lost in collisions. Like seat belts‚ the concept of the airbag -- a soft pillow to land against in a crash -- has been around for many years. The first patent on
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withstand even the most forceful jolts. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A0LEVxkegR9Uw9wAzhhXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzbG1oMjgxBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDUwNF8x?qid=20110905134702AAfENDT -The acromion is a bony socket between your collar bone and the arm. It’s the safest place to fit the belt‚ as well as being very comfortable and not disturbing in any way -Many cars have vertical adjustment facility on the top mount attached to the central door pillar. http://www.ehow.com/about_5456493_people-dont-wear-seat-belts
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how much weight it carries with it. Are Seatbelts important? Seatbelts save many lives every year. They introduced the use of seat belts in automobiles did not begin in earnest until the mid to late 1950’s. In 1955‚ the actor James Dean
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Risk of Not Wearing A Seatbelt Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to start wearing a seatbelt. Central Idea: The benefits of wearing a seatbelt. Introduction Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 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
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Case Study 2 – Florida Company Fastens Its Sights on Global Growth BMGT 6311 – Lori Davis – October 23‚ 2011 1. How would you describe Professional Products’ growth strategy? Their growth has been a slow steady growth over the past 42 years to become one of the largest most stable employers in the state. Their plan to grow internationally includes building a new 100‚000 square foot building and opening a new sales office for the European market. Their growth strategy is that of a market
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School Bus Seatbelts; Are they really a good idea? School buses today always seem to be upgrading with different safety features. But the question I’m asking is if these features are really as safe as they are said to be. There are many parents worried about the need for seat belts on a school bus and why they are not enforced and required like they are in other vehicles. Seats are higher now‚ with significantly thicker padding‚ and that padding now extends around the entire seat‚ eliminating
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Seat belts are required in almost all vehicles except school buses. Have you ever wondered why a bus that transports up to 80 children at a time does not have a seat belt policy? Do schools not care about the safety of their students? Schools do care about the safety of students‚ but the seat belts are the hazard of not being safe. Having seat belts on buses is a disaster because of the last second accidents and instant fires that the kids can’t get unbuckled quick enough‚ some kids struggle with
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climbing or bicycling without a helmet‚ the freedom to choose to wear a seatbelt is no different. Since the forming of our country our rights have become more and more regulated and the seatbelt law is only one example of this. You may want to ask yourself how many freedoms are you willing to loose before you object? You may ask‚ why not force people to wear seatbelts if it saves lives? If we start forcing people to wear seatbelts then we should also start making people stay healthy since obesity
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