Video shows the importance of wearing seat belts in the rear seats
People are now more accustomed to the idea of wearing seat belts in the front seats of the vehicle; But in the rear seats the situation is quite different. A new study by a US auto safety agency shows that only 72% of passengers in these seats wear their belts.
And that percentage is even worse when compared to services like taxis and Uber: only 57% of those who travel in the back seats use their belts. For the front seats, the amount is 91%. In the video below, you can see two accidents involving taxis and with different consequences, since a group is without security. Check out:
According to data from the same agency, rear seat passengers have a 44% higher chance of survival when wearing seat belts. We should be aware, for example, that any person or object may be becoming a kind of projectile inside a vehicle involved in an accident. In the human case, it can endanger even the life of the driver wearing a seat belt.
Nowadays, in Brazil, there is a growing awareness of the use of child seats for children up to 7 years old being transported in the rear seats buckled with seat belts. So after they grow up, this habit of caring for life should continue. Think about it!