Topic: Vehicle safety devices · Nº 179 / 691

¿Cumple alguna función el cinturón de seguridad de los asientos traseros?

Does the rear seat belt have any function?

  • ANo, sólo sirve para que no te multen.No, it is only there so that you do not get fined.
  • BSólo sirve para no salir despedidos del vehículo.It only stops you from being thrown out of the vehicle.
  • CSirve para mantener sujetos a los ocupantes de atrás dentro del vehículo y además evita que estos provoquen lesiones a los demás ocupantes al evitar que salgan proyectados.It keeps the rear occupants held inside the vehicle and also stops them from injuring other occupants, because they are not thrown forward.
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  • CSirve para mantener sujetos a los ocupantes de atrás dentro del vehículo y además evita que estos provoquen lesiones a los demás ocupantes al evitar que salgan proyectados.It keeps the rear occupants held inside the vehicle and also stops them from injuring other occupants, because they are not thrown forward.
Explanation

In a frontal impact, the chance that a rear-seat occupant fatally hits a front-seat passenger can be up to 8 times higher if they are not wearing a properly fastened seat belt.

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