UNBELTED Passenger in Frontal Car Crash

IIHS frontal crash test with an unbelted rear-seat passenger

Adults have gotten the message that it’s safer for kids to ride in the back seat properly restrained, but when it comes to their own safety, there is a common misperception that buckling up is optional. Among adults who admit to not always using safety belts in the back seat, 4 out of 5 surveyed by the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) say short trips or traveling by taxi or ride-hailing service are times they don’t bother to use the belt.

► These results are valid only for models sold in the USA

✅ Source: IIHS

[cybrjake]

putting my seatbelt on is a strong habit of mine, and its a good one

[Coovargo]

It's interesting, some years ago I would take a friend of mine to work a couple times out of the year and he would always ride in the back seat and never wear his seat belt even though I insisted that he did. He asked me why it mattered once when it's his life in danger, and I told him if we crash I don't want him killing me by flying into me. Would have been nice at the time to have a video like this showing exactly how that happens.

[GavrielAbrahams]

Thank you for making this. My kid has recently started unbuckling his seatbelt when we're driving, because he thinks he's being funny. I showed him this video so he can fully understand how dangerous it is

[punypunic]

There's no damn excuse not to wear a seatbelt. Anyone who knowingly says that they don't need to wear one is not getting any of my sympathy when they end up in a near fatal accident.

[alexog]

I mean... that neck movement from the belted one was quite scary too

[I_am_milan]

Oh sh*t I never wear my seatbelt in an uber or taxi. This is a wake-up call.

[Wafflechicken]

that driver's seat crumbled like it was nothing...

[kodiaka]

"Okay again, this time with humans"

[rogoznjan]

Is there a similar test with unbelted rear-seat passenger who is not sitting but lay horizontally using whole rear seat? (for educating those who like to sleep on the rear seat)?

[mrwallaby]

Crash test videos like this definitely changed my mind about wearing a seatbelt in the back seat. I didn’t know I was putting the life of the person in front of me in danger and now I show everyone this video when they don’t buckle up.

[nitramluap]

And it's taken this long for Americans to realise this? No surprise there. I refuse to drive if my rear passengers are unbuckled... for my safety, not theirs.

[adhiyharrisb]

0:24 I think I just saw that passenger's butt

[fatcheeseburger]

I crashed going about 70 and it was unbelievable. Very life changing.. luckily I wasn’t hurt and was able to walk away but my car was totaled. I wasn’t wearing my seatbelt and it could’ve been a lot worse. 💯 be safe people

[dts]

I can't believe it's even a thing to remind people to wear seatbelts? What kind of parents don't drill this into their kids at a young age so it becomes habit

[suspense_comix]

Girlfriend: Honey, what car did you get?

Me: I got a test rig to ensure that you wear your seatbelt

[sophisticatedmoai]

I find it ironic that everytime someone says “I don’t need my seatbelt”, they end up getting in an accident not a minute later.

[KB-bhhp]

His friend was just like, if I'm dying, you're coming with me. Then just screamed hulk smash and crushed his friend in the front.

[SCHensley]

Used to hound my dad about seatbelt as a kid (he left it off in neighborhood)… the one time he wore it without me saying a word - asleep - ended up in a rollover. He never went without one after that.

[arabellapearl]

My little brothers often forget to put on their seatbelts, hopefully this video will give them so encouragement.

[maplesyrup]

Pulling back the car to simulate a crash instead of crashing the car on a wall is saving a lot of money