Did you know that more than 2 million people are injured in car crashes every year? As a result, there are an average of 40,000 deaths from car crashes in the United States each year. This is a huge number and one that we need to make sure doesn’t go up. What are the most important ways to protect yourself in the car? By wearing your seat belt and having functioning air bags.
Some good news is that the average seat belt use is at 88% now. Unfortunately, there are groups that are not as great about wearing their seat belts, including teenagers, commercial drivers and people driving at night or who have had a drink. So how important is it really to wear a seat belt? When front passengers of a car wear their seatbelt, they reduce their risk of fatality by 45%! Wearing your seat belt is the single most effective means of reducing risk of death in a crash.
Another great way to protect yourself in a crash is to have working air bags in your car. Most modern cars now have front, side torso and side curtain airbags and some have rear seat airbags. Front air bags actually reduce driver fatalities by 29% and fatalities of front seat passengers by 32%. It is important to remember that because of the speed at which an airbag is released, you need to be wearing your seatbelt or they can cause harm.
Here is a video showing the difference of a car crash without a seatbelt or airbag and one with both. You will be amazed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7iYZPp2zYY
Before you get on the road this fall and winter, call Flag Auto services the Kennesaw and surrounding areas. We would be happy to check your car out to make sure that everything is working the way that it should so you can stay safe in your car!
Flag Auto Service Kennesaw
2486 South Main Street Suite C, Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-428-1834
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