Seat belt facts for kids
A seat belt is a strap that holds a person into his or her seat in a car, truck, plane, or other vehicle, so that in a crash he or she would not be injured or killed by flying forward and hitting parts of the vehicle or being thrown out of it. They are helpful in saving lives in car accidents. It was made in 1959 by Volvo.
Images for kids
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Buckling a three-point seatbelt
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A lap ("2-point") belt in an airplane
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A three-point seat belt
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Bucket seat combined with a Schroth 6-point harness
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Seat belt with uncovered inertial reel
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Pyrotechnic pretensioner diagram
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Automatic seat belt in a Honda Civic
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A seatbelt test apparatus with a crash test dummy.
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This child car seat has its own belting system
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Warning lights on a car dashboard
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An airplane lap seatbelt.
See also
In Spanish: Cinturón de seguridad para niños
