I was browsing through the Grand Forks Herald, as I am wont to do on a cold afternoon, when I noticed that there was another gem of a story in today’s edition.
It seems 140 people died in car crashes in North Dakota last year. Of those, 59 percent were not wearing a seatbelt. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, seat belt use is at 81.6% for North Dakota. So let’s break it down some…
If 59% of the deaths can be attributed to 18.4% of the drivers, that means that someone not wearing their seatbelt is 6.4 times more likely to die as a result of their injuries after being in a car accident. For the math geeks out there, that formula is:
(0.59 / 0.184) / (0.41 / 0.816) = 6.38176
Really, though, this should be pretty easy for all of us by now. Your windshield is designed to keep you in your car in the event of an auto accident, but the only way that works is if:
- Your air bag is between you and the windshield
- You are secured to your seat with your safety harness, preventing your body from bouncing off the airbag and careening wildly around the cabin
We’re not talking about a simple windshield repair if you forget to buckle up. It’s your life on the line.
Stay safe, friends! Buckle up!
Read more from James Lee.
In 2009 he joined TGSC Group as the managing director of product development. James brings expertise in customer satisfaction and service delivery to the team. He guest blogs for TeleGlass and is an amateur photographer. Find him on Twitter @jronaldlee.
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