Seat Belts & Child RestraintsWhy wearing a seatbelt is important!
Drivers and front-seat passengers, reduce the risk of death by 45% and cut the risk of serious injury by 50% by wearing a seat belt. Furthermore if you don't wear a seat belt, you are 30 times more likely to be ejected from a vehicle during a crash. So buckle up every time! What rules apply to Child Restraints? Children aged under 7 years must use an approved suitable child restraint when travelling in a vehicle. A child restraint is a forward‑facing or rear-facing child car seat, or a booster seat. To be approved, child restraints must meet Australian/New Zealand Standard. The driver is responsible for children aged under 7 years being secured by an approved child restraint suitable for their age and size.
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What is an AIR-BAGS purpose? Air-bags reduce the chance of your head or upper body colliding with the vehicle's interior during a car crash. To avoid an air-bag-related injury, make sure you are properly seated and have your seat belt on correctly because air-bags are designed to work with your seat belts, not to replace them. Where are they located in the Car? Air-bags can be build into the dashboard, steering wheel, seats, doors and in the sides of a vehicle. How do they work? If a crash occurs, your airbag will deploys in a split second. As the car sensors detect the sudden dramatic change of speed and sends an electric signal to an ignitor. This generates heat and a chemical reaction occurs, which inflates the car's air-bags. Should I ensure the car I drive has Air-Bags? According to TfNSW driving a car with side airbags, your chance of a serious head injury is about 1%. But without side airbags, this jumps to 98 per cent. With such a huge reduction in injury statistics with the inclusion of only one set of air-bags, we believe the answer is undeniably YES! See how side airbags could save your life in a side-on crash into a pole or tree below: |