Air bags, on the other hand, help distribute the force exerted on a human body during an accident to minimize the deceleration rate and injury. This is also an example of newton's first …show more content…
Belts, airbags, and head restraints are examples of these.There are many seat belt styles. The one that comes in most cars are the sash seat belt. This is probably the most effective seat belt because it supports your whole body in a crash. The second most popular seat belt is the lap seat belt which is only found in air planes and old cars. It does not support your whole body but will work just as well.Over 37,000 people die in road crashes each year. Over 1,600 children under 15 years of age die each year. Nearly 8,000 people are killed in crashes involving drivers ages 16-20. 40 % of accidents are caused by alcohol, 30% are due to spreading, and 33% are due to reckless driving.The most recent number say that 109,554 crashes happened in 2014 and 708 were fatal. The amount of urban accidents was 89,352 with only 397 being fatal. The number of rural crashes are 20,202 with 20,202 being fatal. There is little difference between fatal rural and urban car crash fatalities. Car crashed last year in Arizona that involved teens were 7,764. The number of crashes due to alcohol were 390. There are many reasons to wear a seatbelt. The main reason is it might save your