Until now, the rear middle seat was fitted with an aircraft-style seat belt, while all other passenger vehicle seats were fitted with a three-point safety belt.
see photosA three-point belt, in a Y-shaped arrangement, is offered in almost all vehicles today.
Earlier this year, Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in the Government of India had announced that the Center would soon make it mandatory for car manufacturers to provide one. At least six airbags in motor vehicles which can carry 8 passengers to enhance the safety of the occupants. To further enhance the safety of riders in motor vehicles, a recent report suggests that the Center will make it mandatory for all seats in new passenger vehicles to be equipped with three-point safety belts, including the rear middle seat. , Until now, the rear middle seat got an aircraft-style seat belt, while all other seats got a three-point safety belt.
Until now, the rear middle seat got an aircraft-style seat belt, while all other seats got a three-point safety belt.
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For the Unverse, the three-point belt was first used by Volvo, in a Volvo PV544, back in 1959, which was later made available to other car manufacturers for free. Developed by Nils Bohlin, a three-point belt in a Y-shaped arrangement is offered for all passengers except the middle rear seat in most vehicles today.
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However, reports suggest that the chances of surviving a serious road accident doubles if the driver and passengers take time to recover. According to a government report, about 14 percent of deaths in India are due to non-use of seat belts. Still, we tried reaching out to Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in person but they did not comment.
Newer cars like the Volkswagen Tiguan are equipped with 6 airbags, ISOFIX child seat mounts and 3-point seatbelts for all five people,
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In fact, the safety now afforded by mandatory airbags in cars becomes ineffective if seat belts are worn not only by front passengers, but also by rear passengers. A report released by MoRTH in 2020 showed that non-wearing of seat belts was linked with 20,885 deaths and 13.82 per cent of the total road accident deaths in the country.
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Currently, an estimated 13.5 lakh people die every year due to road accidents related deaths. In addition, 5 crore people have been injured. Globally, road accidents are currently the eighth leading cause of death for all age groups, and the number one cause of death among children and young people aged 5 to 29.
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