Seat Belt Convincer

The Convincer simulates a low-impact crash and the benefit of seat belts and air bags. The participant sits in a carriage at the top of an incline and is restrained by a seat belt. A lever is released, allowing gravity to pull the carriage forward, eventually reaching a speed of about 5 MPH before colliding with bumpers at the front of the system. This allows riders to experience the force generated in a low-speed collision.

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Where's the other part of the video showing the kids not wearing a seatbelt.
I'm not convinced.

[TeaShirt]

wow... you have totaly lose as society when you need something like this machine 50 years after the seabelt was invented.

[johnrroberts]

@Jiangyue Zhang - Agree 100%. (Actually, I was expecting to see them let people ride it WITHOUT a seatbelt.) One part of me says my brain is deteriorating fast enough, thank you, without attempting to tear it from its moorings inside my skull unnecessarily. The other part of me says there are amusement park rides far worse than this (why?), and how are you going to get the dumbos to wear the seatbelt unless you shake the hell out of them, lol.

[jiangyuezhang]

Please stop this program.  I am not sure how this is even allowed.  The 5 mph speed does not tell anything, it is how hard the contraption stops.  With the rigid metal frame and the solid rubber stopper, the passenger can be experiencing easily a 20mph or even 40 mph frontal crash.  Please stop this program before anyone gets really hurt.