Importance of Wearing Seat Belts

    A couple of weeks ago I did a informative speech on the importance of wearing seat belts.
I wrote an outline about this topic and it will be shown below.

Why it important to wear seat belt

Intro: In 2002, 43,005 people died in traffic accidents. Seat belt data was available for 32,598 of those involved in fatal car crashes. Of that number, 19,103 were not wearing seat belts. 4,200 lives could be saved each year if 90% of the U.S. population wore seat belts.

           

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I.               Lives being Saved by Seat Belts

A.    More than 15,000 lives are saved each year in the United States because drivers and their passengers were wearing seat belts

1.    In 1983, there was 42,589 deaths from car crashes

2.    December 1, 1984 seat belt law was passed and that lower too 39,250. 3,339 lives were saved after one year of the law being passed  

II.             Airbags are much Less Productive when you Aren’t Wearing a Seat Belt

A.    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recorded 238 deaths in 2002 from airbags 

1.    More than half of deaths caused by air bags are caused by people not wearing seat belts or people using them incorrectly

2.     Most older cars if you are not wearing a seat belt in the passenger seat the airbag will not deploy, which will cause you to be thrown out of the car or cause major trauma to the head and neck area.

III.            The law requires that passengers wear seat belts at all times

A.    In the state of Illinois requires all drivers and passengers (front and back seat) age 8 and older to wear safety belts even if the vehicle is equipped with air bags. Passengers under age 8 must be secured in an appropriate child restraint system as covered by the Child Passenger Protection Act. www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/traffic_safety/safetybelts.html