Occupant Protection System

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Occupant Protection System

• Seat Belts
• Air Bags

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Why are occupant protection systems so important?
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Dynamics of a Crash

• Every vehicle collision include three crashes.
• Vehicle Crash
• Human Crash
• Internal Crash

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Vehicle Crash

• Vehicle buckle bend
• Comes to abrupt stop
• Front end absorbs some force of the crash
• Passenger comp. absorb rest of the force

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Human Crash

• Upon impact unbelted occupants are still
  traveling at vehicles original speed.
• After the vehicle stops, unbelted occupants
  collide with the interior of the vehicle and into
  each other.

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Internal Crash

• After occupants body come to a complete stop,
  their internal organs are still moving forward.
• Suddenly these organs slam into other organs and
  the skeletal system

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Safety Belts Air Bags

• They protect you by absorbing the force of a
  crash.
• They help you stay in control of your vehicle by
  keeping you in your seat
• They increase your chance of surviving a crash by
  more than 50 percent

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Occupant Protection Safety Check 1

• What to do
• Make sure all adults and older children are
  buckled up using both shoulder and lap belts

• Why
• To protect everyone in the vehicle and preventing
  back seat passengers from becoming human bullets
  should a collision occur

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Occupant Protection Safety Check 2

• Secure infants and young children in the proper
  child safety seats, always in the back.

• If not properly restrained, they may be thrown
  about in a collision and suffer serious injury or
  death

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Occupant Protection Safety Check 3

• Close and lock all doors and tailgates

• Unlocked doors and tailgates may open during a
  crash.

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Occupant Protection Safety Check 4

• Keep front seat backs upright

• Reclining the seats reduces the safety belt
  effectiveness. In a crash you may slide under the
  belt, or be clotheslined as you fly into the
  shoulder belt

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Occupant Protection Safety Check 5

• Properly adjust the head restraint

• The head restraint helps protect your neck and
  head, especially in a rear end collision.

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Air Bag Safety Tips

• An air bag deploys faster than the blink of an
  eye.
• 1. Adjust seats so your chest is at least 10
  inches away from the steering wheel.
• 2. Adjust tilt steering wheel towards your chest,
  not at your head.
• 3. Adjust front passenger seat as far back as
  possible from the dash.
• 4. Place infants in the back seat in a properly
  installed rear-facing child safety seat.
• 5. Make sure children under 12 ALWAYS ride in the
  back seat.

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Air Bags Safety Belts Your Best Protection
in a CRASH!

• Compiled by Nigel WilsonFor Fleet Maintenance
  Safety Day.