Safety belts

If everyone wore their safety belts, it is estimated that 25 lives could be saved from road crashes each year.

Wearing a vehicle safety belt reduces the risk of being killed or seriously injured in a road crash by about 40%.

If a car suddenly stops when travelling at 50 km/h, the human body becomes like a pinball – bouncing off the inside of the car. It can also collide with people in the car that are wearing their safety belt, severely injuring them.

While we have made good gains with safety belt wearing rates over the past few years, the national average of 5% non-wearing is still too high. There are also marked differences in different regions.

Our current advertisements on safety belts are available for viewing.

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Last updated: 16 June 2008