Before driving:
- put on the seat belt correctly;
- show your fellow travelers how to properly put on the seat belt;
- Place your child in a child seat with back support that is appropriate for the height and age of the child.
The instrument panel warning light comes on for a few seconds when the ignition is switched on as a reminder to wear seat belts. Additionally, a signal sounds and the display shows «GURT ANLEGEN» («PUT ON THE BELTS»).
The warning light goes out, the display disappears and the horn stops when the driver is wearing the seat belt.
If the driver does not wear a seat belt when the ignition is on, the warning light in the instrument panel lights up continuously. Additionally, the message appears for 90 s «GURT ANLEGEN» («PUT ON THE BELTS») and for 10 seconds a warning sound signal is activated.
Head-on collisions
In head-on collisions, huge kinetic energy is extinguished.
The explanation of the physical processes that occur during a frontal impact of a car is quite simple. When the car is in motion, he and the people in it have the energy of movement or «kinetic energy».
Value «kinetic energy» largely determined by the speed of the vehicle at the time of the collision and the mass of the vehicle and its occupants. With an increase in the speed of movement and an increase in mass, there should be «redeemed» more energy on impact.
The main thing here is the speed of the car. If, for example, the speed of a car doubles from 25 to 50 km/h, the energy of motion increases fourfold.
If the vehicle is moving at a speed of 30 to 50 km/h, forces in excess of one ton may act on the body of the driver or passengers in a collision. At higher speeds, even more significant forces will act.
The driver and passengers who are not wearing seat belts are not «connected» with a car. In a frontal collision, they will move forward at the same speed with which the car was moving before the collision. The same forces act not only in a head-on collision, but also in other types of accidents.
Already in a collision at low speed, forces act on the human body that are difficult to overcome only with the help of hands. In a frontal impact, those participants in the trip who were not wearing seat belts are thrown forward from their seats, and at the same time they hit the steering wheel, front panel, windshield, etc.
Airbags do not replace seat belts. Inflatable pillows, when opened, provide only additional protection. The driver and passengers must always put on the seat belts correctly and do not remove them until the end of the trip. This significantly reduces the likelihood of serious injury in an accident, regardless of whether the car is equipped with airbags or not.
Keep in mind that inflatable pillows only open once. Therefore, you should always wear seat belts to be protected even when the airbag system does not deploy.
And for rear passengers, it is important to wear seat belts correctly so that in an accident they will not be thrown forward. An unbelted passenger not only endangers himself, but also poses a threat to the driver or front passenger.
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