Seat Belt Laws While reading this paper it is important that you learn about seat belts and the new seat belt laws that plague our country today. It is crucial that you see why seat belt laws need abolished for adults. George Cayley first invented the seat belt in 1840. The first American patent was given in 1885 to Edward J. Claghorn. Nils Bohlin of Sweden created our modern day three-point seat belts in 1959. The standard issue for automobiles in 1964 had front seat belts only. In 1968‚ the
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percent of people use a seat belt on highways but most traffic fatalities happen within twenty-five miles away from home and under forty mile-per-hour. ‘I’m just running to the gas station’ can turn into a fatal accident. You have an airbag and think that’ll save you? Great‚ but airbags can actually do more of damage than good. Airbags can push in your lungs making it hard for any adult or child to breathe. Airbags shouldn’t be used as a substitute‚ airbags plus a seat belt actually provides the greatest
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dies because she was not wearing a seat belt‚ and if she had been wearing one‚ she would have lived. The author also talks about Princess Diana suffering head and internal injuries. The location‚ time‚ and how it happened are also mentioned in the article. "Buckling up." Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2012. <http://www.saferoads.org/buckling>. This website game many statistics about seat belt safety that were used in this essay. Also‚ the website has the list of
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Persuasive Speech on wearing your seat belt Everybody makes choices every day. It could be something basic like what colour of suit should you wear‚ or something major like should I put on a seat belt. I hold the opinion that all of these choices have an impact on our lives. I hope all of you who are listening to this speech today make the bigger choice of wearing your seatbelts in your day-to-day travelling. The rate of deaths has been on the rise‚ and this has concerned me. This has initiated
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Seat Belt Policy in New Hampshire Policy Background Motor vehicle accidents and the fatal injuries sustained remain the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 4 and 34 (NHTSA‚ 2006). Teens and young adults aged 15-29 years are the most vulnerable to motor vehicle injuries and they account for 38% of motor vehicle crash injuries (CDC‚ 2016). Seat belt use has been reported to save approximately 13‚000 lives each year and has prevented fatal injuries (CDC‚ 2011). In 2010‚ more than
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Do you know that every hour someone dies in crash simply from not buckling his or her seat belt and you can be a victim if you don’t simple buckle it when you get in your car? Thesis-statement: Today I will try to persuade you that the first thing you have to do after sitting in your car is buckling your seat belt. Credibility Statement: While investigating for this speech I confirmed that using a seat belt do save lives and also prevent you of serious injuries if you are victim of an accident
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Benefits of Wearing a Seat Belt The use of seat belts is often the difference between life and death in the event of a car accident. It may take an extra second to buckle up‚ but that simple measure often has invaluable benefits--the most important being that it could save your life. Everyday Benefits * While driving normally at an average speed‚ the use of a seat belt provides the added benefit of security and peace of mind. When sudden stops occur‚ the seat belt reduces the chance of
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2014. “During the past 10 years‚ however‚ traffic-related deaths and injuries have declined due to a substantial increase in seat belt use.” "When you are injured‚ you do not just affect yourself. The injured person asks for insurance and government benefits that we all pay for." “The Urban League endorses primary laws because statistics show minorities wear seat belts less and suffer serious injury at higher rates.” Heitmann‚ John. "Automobile Safety." Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley
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Seat Belts Save Lives. Each year 40‚000 people die in car accidents that could have been prevented with a simple click. That’s 40‚000 people that had a mom or dad that loved them‚ that had a family waiting for them to be okay when they woke up. Those 40‚000 people could have had a chance to live if they would have made the simple decision to pull that strap that goes over your shoulder and across your lap. Supposedly states with stronger seat belt enforcement laws exhibit higher seat belt use
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lives have been saved by seat belt use‚ but this number could be much higher if compliance with seat belt use were higher1‚4. In 2007‚ compliance with seat belt use varied widely
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