There are no guarantees in this life and using a seat belt is no absolute guarantee that you will survive an automobile crash but a mountain of evidence shows that if you wear one, it reduces the chance of dying in a vehicle crash by half.
However, despite the clear evidence that seat belts can save lives, some people choose to ignore the evidence and especially teen drivers.
The National Organization for Youth Safety says that nearly half of youths 16 to 20 years old believe that seat belts are as likely to harm you in a crash as to save you. That is not true but they do not appear to want to hear the truth.
Parents should do all they can to make their teens wear seat belts and should tell them that the number one cause of death among teens is a vehicle crash. The figures are horrifying and according to the Centers for Disease Control, seven teens ages 16 to 19 die every single day from motor vehicle injuries. Per mile driven, teen drivers aged 16 to 19 are almost three times more likely than drivers aged 20 and older to be in a fatal crash.
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