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Originally Posted by PathfinderNI
look out if you go off into a bayou/river, etc. Nightmare situation if your seatbelts won't open or if you panic enough with water rushing in to not be able to release your belt. They also will probably not hold if you are in a significant enough head-on collision. Hopefully your airbag will help to protect you in that type of situation.
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WOW!!! Are we going to have to hold a class on seatbelts?
Lesson 1)- Not all crashes are going to be a collision that people can survive. Kinetic energy is a scientific fact that will end a life, no matter how good the seatbelt is. But, it is easier to survive if you are restrained and let the vehicle shed the kinetic energy than have the body try to take it.
Lesson 2)- The only nightmare about hitting the water is being knocked out and drowning. Water has no effect on the operation of a seatbelt.
To each his own! Good Luck in your travels.