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Ford Inflatable Rear Seat Belt to Debut on New Mondeo
Ford Motor Company announced today that an inflatable rear seat belt would make its European debut next year on the all-new Mondeo. The inflatable belt is designed to reduce head, neck and chest injuries for rear-seat passengers. Ford said that often children and older passengers who can be more vulnerable to such injuries are in the rear seat. Continue reading
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Tagged airbags, auto informed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, center airbag, GM, inflatable seat belts, Ken Zino, restraints, safety belts
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Annual ‘Click it or Ticket’ Safety Belt Enforcement Underway
This year’s police enforcement action coincides with new advertisements by DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that spoofs unsafe attempts by drivers to fake seat belt use. NHTSA data show nationwide more than three million seat belt citations have been issued during the annual crackdowns over the past five years. Continue reading
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Use Your Safety Belt, Please
The National Safety Council estimates 441 people will die and 42,700 will be seriously injured in U.S. traffic crashes during the 2010 Thanksgiving holiday period, from 6 p.m. Nov. 24 to midnight Nov. 28.
However, NSC estimates that as many as 336 people will be saved because they used their safety belts, and an additional 115 lives would be saved if everybody buckled up during the Thanksgiving holiday. Continue reading
