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Always wear a lap/shoulder belt system when one is available. |
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Place the lap belt snug and low over your pelvic bones (hips). |
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Place the shoulder belt over your shoulder and across your chest - never under your arm or behind your back. |
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Never recline your seat when travelling, creating slack in the seatbelt. |
Good belt fit means positioning the seat belt system so that the force of impact during a crash will be distributed over the bony structures of the pelvis and chest. Poor belt fit is when it's placed over the soft abdomen area or when the shoulder belt is under the arm, behind the back or the vehicle seat is reclined producing slack in the seatbelt.
