The Use of Seat Belts

Nowadays, in Indonesia the police have been applying the new regulation concerning the use of seat belts. In European countries, this regulation has been applied for a long time. However, this new regulation has become controversial and is an inter-esting topic to discuss. Here are some of the argu-ments.

The use of the seat belts has been proven to re-duce the risk of injury or death in an accident. Seat belts have become a standard component in cars.

The research shows that most car accidents will cause an injury to the head. Frequently, drivers or the passengers driving without seat belts die be-cause of this. By wearing seat belts, the injury will not happen since the seat belts restrain our body on the car seat when the accident happens.

Unfortunately, many cars, especially the old ones, don’t have seat belts.

This is because the traffic conditions in the past were unlike the recent traffic conditions. The de-signer of old cars didn’t consider a seat belt as an important part. Beside, the drivers wearing the seat belts will think that they are completely safe, so they may drive carelessly. They are safe, indeed, but how about the safety of others?

The seat belt is only one of the ways to reduce the risks of car accidents. It doesn’t mean that we are completely safe. In short, our safety depends on ourselves.