Before you fasten your seat belt, ensure that there are no twists in the belt
. Seat belts consist of a wide thin woven material called webbing. Due to the strap being wide, during a frontal collision it helps to transfer the pressure exerted from your body against the belt over a wider area. If the belt is twisted, this area becomes much narrower which can result in the belt cutting into the body.
To give you an idea and an analogy of how much pressure your body exerts on a seat belt during a frontal collision at 30 mph, it’s roughly equivalent to falling from a height of 30 feet (9.1 metres). Ensure the seat belt remains flat against your body
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