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It said, "Seat belts will not protect you from injury if it comes to you"
seat belts stop you from coming to it.
meaning, if something flys at you (glass, other car parts) or hits you (side
of door or window), seatbelts won't protect you, in that instance, airbags
will help (if deployed).
The gist of the post was you need BOTH, airbags and seatbelts.
airbags to protect you at the impact time, and seatbelts to keep
you in place after the airbags deflate (while the car is still moving not
under your control).
As for the helmet laws, I have no idea why some states repealed them,
and/or some do require them.
What would be interesting is if the states that have no helmet law, have
a law requiring children to wear helmets on bicycles. Have them explain that one.
To: nursebob@yahoogroups.com
From: mkendra@...
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:59:19 -0400
Subject: RE: Seat Belt Laws
Hi, George,
I’m a little confused, because the 1st sentence below and the last sentence seem to contradict each other. Are you saying that seatbelts have no protective properties? If so, I must disagree. Because I can tell you that 1) airbags only get activated in specific circumstances, certainly not even close to every accident and 2) just by hearing the injuries sustained, anyone in ER/trauma can guess whether the person was restrained or not.
Seatbelts most absolutely protect you from injury.
This time, it’s not even my opinion. There are many examples and studies that prove this.
Mary
From: nursebob@yahoogroup
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 3:23 PM
To: nursebob@yahoogroup
Subject: RE: Seat Belt Laws
... Seatbelts... will not protect you from injury if it comes to you. For that, we have airbags, but they only last for seconds, then deflate. For people who confuse airbags and think seatbelts are not needed, after the airbags deflate there will be nothing to keep you in the seat (or car), if it's still in motion.
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