When do you pull on your seat belt?
Pull until there is no looseness in the belt, but not until it is causing an indent in your body. Seat belts are devices that has been proven to save lives. For your own safety and the safety of your passengers, you should enforce a rule in your vehicle that every occupant wears their seat belt at all times.
What happens if you don’t wear your seat belt?
Sit with your back against the seat back and your hips all the way back in the seat. If you are not sitting upright all the way to the back of your seat you can get more slack in the belt than should be present which can cause serious injuries in an accident.
Where do you place your seat belt on your body?
The shoulder belt away from your neck (but not off your shoulder) and across your chest (between your breasts), making sure to remove any slack from your seat belt with the lap belt secured below your belly so that it fits snugly across your hips and pelvic bone. NEVER place the shoulder belt under your arm or behind your back.
How many lives are saved by not wearing a seat belt?
Seat belt use in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 14,955 lives in 2017. Understand the potentially fatal consequences of not wearing a seat belt and learn what you can do to make sure you and your family are properly buckled up every time. Of the 37,133 people killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2017, 47% were not wearing seat belts.
What’s the best way to tighten a car seat strap?
In order to get the strap as tight as possible, you need as little extra space between the actual car seat itself and the child car seat as possible. Put all of your weight down on the seat as you pull the strap to tighten it.
What kind of straps do you need for a car seat?
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Which is the longest lasting rear facing car seat?
Almost as long-lasting: The Graco Extend2Fit & Clek Foonf/Fllo will fit most kids until they are ready to transition to a booster. The average kid will get until about their 6th birthday (forward-facing) in a Clek.
Which is better a latch or a seatbelt?
In reality, when installed correctly, LATCH and seatbelt are both equally safe. LATCH, in theory, is supposed to be easier and simpler. If it’s not, and you’re having trouble getting the LATCH strap tight enough, you can always try your luck installing with the seatbelt. The standard doesn’t change.