
Seat belts
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Seat belts are a passive-safety device designed to restrain the occupant in a crash or sudden deceleration, reducing the risk of impact with the steering wheel, dashboard, and windshield, and limiting ejection from the cabin. The underlying physics is the management of momentum: the belt distributes forces over relatively strong areas of the body...