Everyone has likely heard the excuses such as “seat belts are just so uncomfortable” or “I am only going around the corner,” but seatbelts can potentially mean the difference between life and death. Many people are severely injured in vehicle accidents in their lifetime, and a good portion of these injuries may have been prevented if only the driver is wearing a seatbelt. Vehicle accidents can be lifethreatening, and they often have a massive impact on the family and friends of those involved in the incident. So, why not take the extra second to buckle the seat belt so that these scenarios do not happen? That is the question that many people ask when someone is involved in such accidents. All drivers should wear a seatbelt, for it could potentially save one’s live and
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Some people are injured while others walk away unharmed. The situation usually depends on if the driver is wearing a seatbelt. According to Robert Gannon’s article, “Who Needs a Seatbelt?” at least once in a person’s lifetime, he or she will be injured in a vehicle accident. This alone should frighten drivers. The article further states “...the frontseat passenger is 2 1⁄2 times more likely to be killed” (Gannon 107). Gannon also states, “serious accidents happen more than 600 times every day across the United States. If everyone uses seat belts, over 10,000 lives would be saved, and half of those who would have been seriously injured would escape with only cuts and bruises” (Gannon 107). Those statistics from Gannon’s article should make a driver want to wear his or her seatbelt every time he or she enters a vehicle. Wearing a seatbelt greatly decreases the risk of serious injuries and death. According to Alaa K. Abbas’s article “Seatbelts and Road Traffic Collision Injuries,” “Fifty to eighty percent of all deaths of RTC could have been prevented by a properly used seatbelt” (Abbas). It is simply the smart thing to do while driving a
Some people are injured while others walk away unharmed. The situation usually depends on if the driver is wearing a seatbelt. According to Robert Gannon’s article, “Who Needs a Seatbelt?” at least once in a person’s lifetime, he or she will be injured in a vehicle accident. This alone should frighten drivers. The article further states “...the frontseat passenger is 2 1⁄2 times more likely to be killed” (Gannon 107). Gannon also states, “serious accidents happen more than 600 times every day across the United States. If everyone uses seat belts, over 10,000 lives would be saved, and half of those who would have been seriously injured would escape with only cuts and bruises” (Gannon 107). Those statistics from Gannon’s article should make a driver want to wear his or her seatbelt every time he or she enters a vehicle. Wearing a seatbelt greatly decreases the risk of serious injuries and death. According to Alaa K. Abbas’s article “Seatbelts and Road Traffic Collision Injuries,” “Fifty to eighty percent of all deaths of RTC could have been prevented by a properly used seatbelt” (Abbas). It is simply the smart thing to do while driving a