{"id":428,"date":"2013-06-05T17:57:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T17:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamesmckiernanlawyers.com\/?p=158"},"modified":"2022-12-02T08:34:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T08:34:52","slug":"how-do-seatbelts-and-airbags-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamesmckiernanlawyers.com\/en\/blog\/how-do-seatbelts-and-airbags-save-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Seatbelts and Airbags Save Lives?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes knowing about statistics can bring home the reality of how important safety precautions are. We all have heard that seat belts and airbags save lives. But to what extent is this true? San Luis Obispo auto accident lawyers can tell you that while following safety precautions reduces the likelihood of injury in an accident, they also serve another advantage. They frequently influence the court or insurance company\u2019s decision to assign you a lesser percentage of fault for injury.<\/p>\n

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)<\/a> tracks statistics and evaluates safety measures every year. One of its statistics is estimating how many lives seatbelts and airbags save along with how many lives they could have saved, had people used them. The value in calculating these estimates is that it allows NHTSA to determine the effectiveness of safety devices and laws that enforce their use. NHTSA estimated the following statistics for 2007:<\/p>\n