How is a seat belt useful for safety? - Vidyadip

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How is a seat belt useful for safety?

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When car hits another car or an object with high speed it applies a high impulse on the driver and due to inertia driver tends to move in forward direction towards the steering. Seat belts spreads the force over large area of the body and holds the driver and protects him from crashing at the steering.

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