Seat Belts In An Accident

[AfzGTR]

okkkaayy....i have been wondering about this for the last few days....in an accident where the vehicle rolls down an hill and if the driver/passenger is wearing seatbelt is the seatbelt supposed to come off and release the driver/passenger?

from what i have noticed people who weren't wearing a seatbelt have survived in such an incident cause they get thrown out of the vehicle while the one's who were wearing a seatbelt get crushed in the vehicle

[Californikan]

okkkaayy....i have been wondering about this for the last few days....in an accident where the vehicle rolls down an hill and if the driver/passenger is wearing seatbelt is the seatbelt supposed to come off and release the driver/passenger?

from what i have noticed people who weren't wearing a seatbelt have survived in such an incident cause they get thrown out of the vehicle while the one's who were wearing a seatbelt get crushed in the vehicle

All modern seatbelts are definitely designed and built to stay tightly latched in any accident or rollover. A properly functioning seatbelt should lock tight when a certain G force threshold is exceeded or an accident happens in order to keep the person tight in their seat and not be thrown about inside the car or ejected from the car.

[The Stig]

okkkaayy....i have been wondering about this for the last few days....in an accident where the vehicle rolls down an hill and if the driver/passenger is wearing seatbelt is the seatbelt supposed to come off and release the driver/passenger?

from what i have noticed people who weren't wearing a seatbelt have survived in such an incident cause they get thrown out of the vehicle while the one's who were wearing a seatbelt get crushed in the vehicle

The seat belt and the seat isnt a rocket ship which you can climb in and rocket to the moon in case of an accident.

The seat belt is there to restrain the occupants in a crash, getting thrown out of a car and absorbing the entire impact of the crash with your body is far worse than being inside a protective metal frame which absorbs most of the impact.

If you want to get thrown out of the car remove the roof of your car and fix an ejection seat with a parachute

And please kill yourself in an orderly fashion without hurting other individuals.

[dilku]

okkkaayy....i have been wondering about this for the last few days....in an accident where the vehicle rolls down an hill and if the driver/passenger is wearing seatbelt is the seatbelt supposed to come off and release the driver/passenger?

from what i have noticed people who weren't wearing a seatbelt have survived in such an incident cause they get thrown out of the vehicle while the one's who were wearing a seatbelt get crushed in the vehicle

Yes it is obvious.There would be a good chance to be survived if someone gets thrown out of a modern papadam like vehicle.

[MkX]

okkkaayy....i have been wondering about this for the last few days....in an accident where the vehicle rolls down an hill and if the driver/passenger is wearing seatbelt is the seatbelt supposed to come off and release the driver/passenger?

from what i have noticed people who weren't wearing a seatbelt have survived in such an incident cause they get thrown out of the vehicle while the one's who were wearing a seatbelt get crushed in the vehicle

IMO: I don't think it's statistically a fact. It's just we give more attention when someone survived in an accident and even more when he or she doesn't wear the seatbelt.

It makes news only when some thing not happened as it supposed to be.

Accident -> wearing seat belt -> No casualties -> less attention -> not news

Accident -> Not wearing seatbelts -> No casualties -> Survivor -> Hot news

Edited May 31, 2011 by MkX

[MrCat]

Yes it is obvious.There would be a good chance to be survived if someone gets thrown out of a modern papadam like vehicle.

ha ha.. Retarded minds think alike..!!

[nexus]

Yes it is obvious.There would be a good chance to be survived if someone gets thrown out of a modern papadam like vehicle.

so what you mean by this is indian and chinese vehicle. :lol:

[MasterDon]

Yes it is obvious.There would be a good chance to be survived if someone gets thrown out of a modern papadam like vehicle.

Well unless you are talking about Marutis and Chinese crap,in most modern cars it's the crumpling or the 'papadam effect' as you call it,that saves the occupants's lives.They are meant to look like Papadams upon a collision.

[pissa]

there is some truth in this. when the vehicle gets crushed sometimes the seatbelt gets jammed. in the case where doors are also jammed and stuck removing the seat belt and dragging the passenger out of the car could be a problem. this becomes an issue when the vehicle has caught fire. in most developed countries, the fire fighters have a this scissor like devise which is used the cut the belt...

but its all to do with percentages, 99.99% of the time seat belts would actually save lives as opposed to the 0.01% time where wearing them can be fatal. (ok, i just made up that statistic, but u get the drift...)

[Sifaan]

there is some truth in this. when the vehicle gets crushed sometimes the seatbelt gets jammed. in the case where doors are also jammed and stuck removing the seat belt and dragging the passenger out of the car could be a problem. this becomes an issue when the vehicle has caught fire. in most developed countries, the fire fighters have a this scissor like devise which is used the cut the belt...

but its all to do with percentages, 99.99% of the time seat belts would actually save lives as opposed to the 0.01% time where wearing them can be fatal. (ok, i just made up that statistic, but u get the drift...)

having the seatbelt may hinder evacuation in some cases, and it certainly is an issue;

however, not having worn a seatbelt in an accident that was so serious that the seatbelt couldn't be removed quickly would mean you were dead anyway.

[Pericles]

Yes it is obvious.There would be a good chance to be survived if someone gets thrown out of a modern papadam like vehicle.

It might be better in the vehicles you recommend. But then, probably can't rely on even basic safety features like seatbelts working properly on the vehicles you recommend.

You know chaps, I'm starting to think Dilku doesn't work in the CB, but some kinda secret govt population control thing like the Chinese have. He is trying to get people to kill themselves by driving unsafe vehicles in an unsafe manner. I mean, don't wear seatbelts? What sorta special school do you have to attend to have a thought process that comes up with that idea, without an agenda?

[jdnet]

This thread makes me weep for the future of the human race. Since when was getting launched out of a car during an accident safer than bieng strapped to the seat? Have you guys who are saying this B.S ever been in or even seen a crashed car?

To the guy who's worried about cutting a seat belt after an accident. Do you seriously think thats a big issue?I'm pretty sure someone could find a knife or scissors to cut if off. You don't need a special tool. It's helfull but a person can be removed from the car without it.

Peri, How dare you say dilku does not work for the central bank. Have you seen how shiny the floors are? He has been doing an excellent job as a janitor.

[Scooter]

This little gadget is only a few buck, been around for years, its holster pins onto the carpet on the centre console, used by a conscious occupant to slash a jammed belt or smash an auto window if necessary after an accident:

http://www.lifehammer.com/

[Bugatti]

okkkaayy....i have been wondering about this for the last few days....in an accident where the vehicle rolls down an hill and if the driver/passenger is wearing seatbelt is the seatbelt supposed to come off and release the driver/passenger?

from what i have noticed people who weren't wearing a seatbelt have survived in such an incident cause they get thrown out of the vehicle while the one's who were wearing a seatbelt get crushed in the vehicle

I am quite content that I WILL survive an accident in my E36, with the seat belt on.

[dilku]

so what you mean by this is indian and chinese vehicle. :lol:

Japanese too.Those safety features are now prove just as marketing tricks in the practical side. I might be wrong but for example take a toyota vitz,They use fiber and thin metal sheets to make it and to fool buyers they fix 8 air bags.

[Pericles]

Japanese too.Those safety features are now prove just as marketing tricks in the practical side. I might be wrong but for example take a toyota vitz,They use fiber and thin metal sheets to make it and to fool buyers they fix 8 air bags.

No "might be" about it, You're wrong. Goes without saying really.

Edited May 31, 2011 by Pericles

[jdnet]

Japanese too.Those safety features are now prove just as marketing tricks in the practical side. I might be wrong but for example take a toyota vitz,They use fiber and thin metal sheets to make it and to fool buyers they fix 8 air bags.

I think I figured out where you get your views from. You work part time at a garage on galle road. The owner of the said garage has 50 years experience.

Edited May 31, 2011 by jdnet

[Crosswind]

Japanese too.Those safety features are now prove just as marketing tricks in the practical side. I might be wrong but for example take a toyota vitz,They use fiber and thin metal sheets to make it and to fool buyers they fix 8 air bags.

Thanks for providing us entertainment on a very boring day.

[nexus]

Japanese too.Those safety features are now prove just as marketing tricks in the practical side. I might be wrong but for example take a toyota vitz,They use fiber and thin metal sheets to make it and to fool buyers they fix 8 air bags.

were you get the idea like that any way vitz is way better in safety than those indian and chinese cheap plastic and cheap metal crap (vehicles).

[heavyD]

Japanese too.Those safety features are now prove just as marketing tricks in the practical side. I might be wrong but for example take a toyota vitz,They use fiber and thin metal sheets to make it and to fool buyers they fix 8 air bags.

I'm curious.... what do you drive?

[Sifaan]

I'm curious.... what do you drive?

a wet and dry vacuum cleaner perhaps?

[esdeez]

Never have a seen such a ridiculous thread. Seatbelts save lives. Period

I'd rather be alive and stuck in a car till cut out than be dead without a seatbelt. And as for the "special tool" used by firefighters, oh yes, they have special tools for use in accidents. But cutting through a seatbelt is the least of their worries. They have much more specialized equipment to cut through mangled metal to ensure the safe extraction of occupants:

I was lucky enough to see a demonstration of this (similar to the drill in the video), and its quite amazing really. The sad thing is, most people here would be worried about the extra damage and insurance claims that such lifesaving would add. :/

[jdnet]

a wet and dry vacuum cleaner perhaps?

[TURBOMAN]

Guys..

Seat belts are a good method of preventing deaths in an accident,but seat belts itself can kill a person .

This is specially possible in sudden deceleration of a fast moving vehicle eg applying breaks or an impact.It causes severe contusions and lacerations of intra abdominal organs and leads to death by intra abdominal bleeding.

It can also give rise to sudden death by evulsion of Thoracic Aorta(most important blood vessel distributing blood) from heart.Can also sustain soft tissue injuries to the neck.

These injuries depends on the vehicle speed and type of restraining system which is used in the car.

This type of injuries are more prominent in fighter air craft accidents because of the high G forces.

AVE

[jdnet]

and just why are we comparing fighter aircraft accidents to car accidents?