Seatbelts are designed by each car manufacturer to maintain every passenger in the car in order to remain in the position of the seat during a crash or when the vehicle stops suddenly.
The main function of the seat belt is to minimize injury to the outside and inside of the body, and prevent passengers being thrown out of vehicles that can result in serious injury.
Seat belts also prevent a passenger vehicle collided with one another.
Seatbelt is a security device on the vehicle such as a car to be able to hold the passengers to remain in his position but also to be able to move flexible to reduce injuries. So although it must hold passengers in place but that does not mean the seat belt must bind strongly to the passenger.
The use of seat belts should still pay attention to the comfort of the passengers to move, especially for drivers who still have to move swiftly behind the wheel.
Even the car additional safety feature such as an air bag was obliged to use a seat belt. Because otherwise the existence of airbag even a potential source of additional injury to passengers.
Type seat belt commonly found in vehicles, especially cars:
Two point seat belt.
This type of seat belt installed on a passenger's lap. The seat belt is still commonly found on airplanes despite being rarely found on the car except for passenger cars that sit in the middle. seat belts are also two other points that cross from the shoulders to the hips
SASH
The seat belt is installed transversely over the shoulders. Commonly used in cars or car-style racing car racing 60s.
Three point seat belt
This belt is most commonly found in mass production vehicles. The seat belt combines the SASH and lap seat belt. This type of seat belt is quite good in restraining the passenger's body from the chest, shoulder and groin. The three-point seat belt can adjust the posture of the rider so pengguaannya very easy.
Automatic Seat Belts
Seat belt can lock automatically when the collision occurred. this course aims to improve road safety.