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What??? Regardless of how violent the jarring of the car, the airbag will not deploy. The seatbelt keeps a driver in the drivers seat, behind the wheel, where he is more able to respond to the emergency.That's ridiculous. If you are driving so fast that a selt belt needs to keep you from flying out of your seat, an air bag will be deployed so the driver CANNOT gain control of the car once safety belts have tightened due to significant jarring. Be honest and admit that seatbelts are put into place for the safety of the indivual and not to save others from an accident. There's nothing worse than a dishonest discussion.
Since you seem to have never been in that situation, all it takes is a bit of reasoning. If the driver's ass is sliding across the seat, instead of firmly planted behind the wheel, and his feet are nowhere near the pedals, then he obviously will have difficulty controlling the car. He'll be hanging onto the steering wheel, trying to use it to keep himself from sliding around, and his feet will be trying to find a purchase to steady his motion, instead of steering to control how the wheels are pointed and being able to use the brake or gas pedal.I'd like to see some proof seat belts allow the driver to maintain control of a car. Speed can be a determining factor and a seat belt can help the driver from getting severely hurt if they lose control but a seat belt does not allow a driver to maintain control of a car that is headed for an accident.
Yes, believe it or not, if you keep your cool and can point the wheels & apply the brake/gas as needed you can, indeed, come out of a skid and do many other things to avoid an accident or lessen the impact of one.
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