Seat belt use is one of the best ways to protect you and your family from devastating injury in the event of car crash. Seat belts have been proven to save lives, a fact which is now common knowledge. But among teens seatbelt use is at the lowest rates of any age range. Here are some reasons teens and young adults give for not wanting to wear their seatbelts:
- It doesn’t look cool
- They’re just going a short distance
- The seat belt is too restrictive
- In the case of a car accident, seat belts can actually cause injury
- I forgot
As parents it is important to underscore the importance of seatbelt use to teens and young adults. Considering the 18-24 age group suffers the highest rate of auto accident, they are also the most likely to be seriously injured in a car crash. This is why it is important to stress that teen passengers should buckle up as well. Especially when it comes to young adult males, who have a 10 percent less likelihood of wearing a seat belt than young females, the message of buckling up is especially important to get across.
