According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, of the 37,133 people killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2017, 47% were not wearing seat belts. In 2017 alone, seat belts saved an estimated 14,955 lives and could have saved an additional 2,549 people if they had been wearing seat belts. How do seat belts help save people’s lives in 35 lengthed wording as a 9th grader
Seat belts help save people's lives by preventing them from being thrown out of the vehicle during a car crash, reducing the impact of the collision on their bodies, and preventing them from hitting objects inside the car.
