Safety belts are part of a car’s passive safety system. Nevertheless, they perform their functions only if used properly. Do we know how to do it? The poll showed that only 32% drivers and passengers know how to fasten seat belts correctly.

Multiple studies of crash consequences by various institutes, safety centers and labs has showed unconsoling results. When a car collides with a motionless obstacle at 50 kmph the organism of an adult of 80 kg is exposed to a blow equal to 2 tons. In this case a child is hit by a blow equal to 500 kg. For the rear passengers such a collision is dangerous too. At the moment of the crash they can get death injuries of the head by the stands or the top. The middle passenger can even fly out though the windshield.

Even the ones who place safety belts improperly (don’t regulate the tightening) on their bodies can get serious injuries. People who like the reclining position are exposed to s great danger. At the moment of a crash they go down to the floor of the saloon and get spine and head injuries. Moreover, the belt might run onto the throat of the passenger and strangle him. It is not recommended to put feet on the central panel. If the car is equipped with an airbag, it can easily break the feet.

The wrong regulation of safety belts has been cancelled from the end of the 70s by equipping them with automatic idlers with a blocking device. When automatically blocked belts are used, a thick layer of clothing might become a dangerous factor. It creates a kind of pillow that prevents a close contact of the belt and the body. That’s why the belt keeps a person with a great delay. Such a delay might cause a passenger hit the windshield or get a critical blow by the respnded airbag.

The construction of the American safety belts should be paid special attention to. In contrary to the European ones they consist of two separate belts: the diagonal and the lumbar and fasten individually. The research prove that if only the diagonal belt is fastened the risk of getting thorax injuries increased by three times in comparison to when both the belts are fastened. In order the belts could perform its functions both of them must be fastened.

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10 Key Mistakes Made when Buying a Car

1. Short-sightedness

When you buy a car, the first question you should answer is: “what do I need it for?” You really don’t have to own a Hummer to drive in the city, and Ford Ka is not the best solution for going out of town. Using a car “beyond its purpose” might cause a bunch of inconveniences. Moreover, it is likely to wear out faster.

2. Buying a car without a test-drive

It can be compared to buying a pair of shoes without trying them on. Of course, all the modern automobiles are comfortable, but you choose for yourself. Accordingly, if you choose a car for your husband or wife, son of daughter, this very person should test-drive the car at first place.

3. Lack of information about service

It is not enough to buy a car, it must be taken care of somewhere. I speak about service. You have to know every tiny detail about the service of the car you have chosen. Thing is not only its probable cost or problems with parts supply. You can be left dissatisfied with the quality of the service, repair terms and other nuances. You’d better not trust auto centers about the guarantee expansion. Even if a center gives a three-year guarantee it is limited to 15-30 000 km run. It the run is higher, the part won’t be replace for free.

4. Reappraisal of auto-insurance convenience

If you take a loan for 3 years you risk overpaying 75-100%. Moreover, the banks thrust certain insurance companies with high rats on you. Pay attention not only to the price of the car in a center, but also the loan conditions of the bank the center cooperates with. For instance, in one center, the chosen car costs $30 000, in the other - $35 000. Very much so likely that taking into consideration the percents paid for the loan, additional charges and insurance in the former case you will pay $50 000, and in the latter - $47 000.

5. Trusting advertisements

The prices shown in advertisements always differ from the actual ones by at least the cost of the taxes. Moreover, sellers often thrust extra features on customers. In case you are made to pay for some additional parts check the parts-kitting list. Al that is included in it makes the cost of the car. The extra features can be included only if you agree.

6. Insurance agent reliability

His goal is to make as much money as possible out of his customer’s “illiteracy” in the issue. Sometimes they even “overrate” the cost of the service. That’s why read the price-list of the insurance company very carefully.

7. Neglect for diagnostics

It is especially important when buying a second-hand car. Even in centers the cars not always undergo pre-sell preparation. Even if you have studied all the possible and sometimes impossible literature on the issue and have taken an experienced auto-mechanic with you it cannot insure you from “surprises.” For instance, you can come across a “dried” and “warmed” drowned car or a rack that has underwent a body repair.

8. Ordering a car from a little-known dealer

If you are not confident in the dealer you should not make a purchase, because you may pay money for almost anything but not a decent car.

9. Greed

The lowered price must not attract but alert. “Fast and cheap” the cars are sold only to the known people

10. Inattention at completing the formalities

If you buy a car in a center you have to check it legal history. Cars get into saloons not from a conveyor-belt, but through ha number of retailers. You have to make sure that all the previous deals had been made right.

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