Wearing a seat belt while driving is a basic requirement that most people can comply with. However, a small number of people still cannot wear their seat belts every time they drive, and they have purchased seat belt buckles to respond to alarm sounds. Not wearing a seat belt is not only a matter of penalty points, but more importantly, one's own safety. Seat belts are the most important configuration for passive safety, and using them can greatly reduce accident mortality rates. There is also an important passive safety configuration in the car, which is the safety airbag. With the airbag, it can greatly reduce the harm to people in accidents and reduce the mortality rate. Some people say that if you don't fasten your seat belt, the airbags won't work either. The two are interrelated. Is that true?

In fact, it's not like this. Seat belts and airbags are two independent systems that work without affecting each other. The two are not related in any way, and even without wearing seat belts, airbags can still function normally. A seat belt is a purely mechanical component that can be pulled slowly, but can become stuck and unable to move quickly. The seat belt with a pre tensioner is equipped with an electronic device, which explodes in the event of an accident and can quickly tighten the seat belt. The operation of airbags relies entirely on sensors, and no other component can limit the operation of airbags. There are several collision sensors in the car, and when one of them senses a collision, it will detonate the airbag. Of course, some passenger cars have an airbag deactivation switch. After deactivating the airbag, even if an accident occurs and other airbags are activated, the passenger airbag will not be activated.

Although airbags can work without wearing seat belts and protect passengers inside the car, they may not always be able to protect them. To maximize the protection of passengers, it is necessary to establish the foundation of wearing seat belts. Because the position of the airbag is fixed, the ejection time is also fixed. If a seat belt is fastened and a traffic accident occurs, a person will be tightly fixed in the seat and their position will not move randomly. Due to inertia moving forward, the head can just hit the airbag, which provides protection.

If the seat belt is not fastened, in the event of an accident, due to the huge inertia force, people may not necessarily continue to sit in the seat, and may leave the seat and crash into the car, or even fly out of the car. At this point, even if the airbag is activated, the person has already flown out and has no effect at all. So in order to provide protection, at least the driver cannot leave the seat. Sometimes, even if a person has not left the seat and is not wearing a seat belt, they move forward faster and the airbag has not yet deployed. The head is already close to the steering wheel, and the airbag has just deployed and hit the head, which is still very dangerous. This not only fails to provide protection, but also exacerbates the injury. Therefore, airbags can function normally without wearing seat belts, but their effectiveness may not necessarily depend on the size of the accident and the passenger's condition at the time. Wearing a seat belt is key to maximizing the effectiveness of airbags. Wearing an airbag will definitely have the greatest impact.

From: WONDEE Autoparts

2024-5-22