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| ![]() Another popular mindset: 'I've put on my belt, others in the car can do as they please'. Any unsecured item in the cabin - including the stubborn passenger who feels immortal - can be a deadly projectile depending on circumstances. So please don't stop at buckling in yourself, insist the others do it too. |
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Here's an explanation of how pre-tensioners work , from howstuffworks.com The pretensioner mechanism uses an explosive charge to drive a concealed piston when sensors detect the signature abrupt deceleration of an accident. The piston, in turn, rapidly drives the spool around which the fabric strap of a seatbelt is wrapped. That incredibly fast retraction of the belt fabric removes the slack from the belt instantly. This extra seatbelt "pre-" tension, moments prior to the full force of impact, pulls the bodies of the driver and front-seat passenger firmly into their seats. This positions them so as to receive the maximum protection benefit of the front airbags. It also helps prevent the unfortunate phenomenon car crash-ologists call "submarining." That's when the momentum caused by the crash jerks a victim's body under his or her lap belt and sends it careening forward below the dash. Cars and light trucks aren't the only place in which the use of seatbelt pretensioners has clicked. One of the earliest ancestors of modern, automotive pretensioner systems was one proposed for military aircraft pilots in the 1950s. In 1958, inventor Royce Strickland, Jr., submitted a patent application for a contraption he called a "harness inertia reel." It was an explosive gas-driven device that cinched pilots into their ejection seats before they were blown out of an airplane [source: Strickland] Also, heres a slow motion video of pre tensioners at work | |
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| ![]() Excellent! This is exactly the sort of thing that I can get behind. Tug at the heart strings and guilt folks into complying. Though if I were to be cynical the Best way to appeal to Joe Public is by appealing to his self interest. I'm glad they chose the child buckling in at the back too. I bet it was a conscious decision on the commercials part, kinda reflects everything discussed so far. Wish all of SIAM and maybe the relevant ministry got together to make some sort of hard hitting PSA campaign that went nationwide. It's all well and good that Maruti is doing it, and to be honest, with their huge market share and brand awareness they're best positioned to make a dent in the public consciousness but this needs to become a national standard. It brings to mind something from a visit home a few years ago. At the cinema there was this 2 minute infomercial by the Calcutta Police that was basically a collection of traffic cam clips of some horrendous accidents as a result of poor road manners or lax safety. I guess what they were trying to do was shock the audience into realising the error of their ways through graphic examples of the result. Is this something anyone else has seen throughout the rest of the country? Maybe that's one way they can go about it. I liken it to the graphic images on cigarette packaging. |
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| ![]() We can educate people with all the emotional things and increase our policing, but the fact remains, if this is not coming from your own conscience, all adherence will always be temporary. This brings us down to the fact that safety and value for life is given the least priority in our country. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Quote: A few years ago, seatbelt and helmet checks were quite widespread and frequent in the few cities I lived/frequent during the period. Off late, I see this going down. The good part is a good part of the population have become used to wearing seatbelts and helmets (due to strict rules in the past). The bad part, several others who were forced to do it but didn't like the idea, have done away with their helmets and seatbelts. Most cabs drivers that I see on the road, don't wear the belt. Some others remove it as soon as they are beyond city limits. About 30% of the 2-wheeler traffic can be seen without a helmet. Any thoughts how this can be curbed? | |
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