Occupant Restraint Systems
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OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
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Occupant Restraint Systems. Air Bags. A balloon type device design to help protect you when your car is struck. They usually deploy at speeds of over 20 mph. Are listed as a “Passive Restraint Device”. They do not reduce the need for wearing a safety belt!!. Safety Belts. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Air Bags A balloon type device design to help
protect you when your car is struck. They usually deploy at speeds of over 20
mph. Are listed as a “Passive Restraint Device”. They do not reduce the need for wearing
a safety belt!!
Safety Belts Safety belts are called Active Restraint
Devices- not an automatic feature! Make sure your safety belt is not twisted. Make sure that it is securely fastened. Adjust it to where it is comfortable but not
worn improperly. As the driver you are responsible for
everyone in the vehicle. Make sure everyone wears their safety belts!!
Advantages of Wearing Safety Belts The driver stays in the driving compartment,
so he/she can control the vehicle better. The driver and occupants stay in the vehicle,
this reduces chances of injuries. The body gets slowed down gradually.
Without belts the body stops abruptly which increases brain trauma and internal injuries
Advantages of Wearing Safety Belts The occupants are not thrown into the
vehicles involved in the crash. Occupant will not hit the driver so that
he/she may keep as much control of the vehicle as possible!
Head Restraints Standard equipment on front seats and
optional on rear seats of some vehicles. Quite simply these are the pads on top of
your seats. They protect against whiplash, especially
when your vehicle is hit from behind. Head restraints should be high enough to
make contact with the back of your head not the base of your skull.
NO! YES!
Alabama Safety Belt Laws
Alabama Law requires front seat occupants to use a safety belt when riding in passenger vehicles.
Anyone under the age of 15 must wear a safety belt in the back seat.
You can and will get pulled over for not wearing a safety belt.
Alabama Child Restraint Laws Alabama Law requires that all children six
and under occupy a federally approved child restraint system when riding in a motor vehicle. Both front and back seats are mandated!
Four and five year olds may use standard safety belts instead of child safety seats.
Ages three and under must be in a federally approved car seat.
Child Restraint Laws in Alabama
younger than 1 or less than 20 pounds in a rear-facing infant seat;
Child Restraint Laws in Alabama
Age 1through age 3 or 20-40 pounds in a forward-facing child safety seat;
Child Restraint Laws in Alabama
Children 5 years old are required to sit in a booster seat.
Car seat accessories
