Middle school kids get up-close look at rollover crash without seat belts
Rhode Island students got an up-close look this week at what happens to unbuckled riders during a rollover crash.
State police hosted a demonstration in front of East Providence Middle School, complete with a life-sized car and dummies. As kids watched, the blue car rolled around and around and a dummy was ejected out the window.
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The event is part the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Click It or Ticket” effort to save lives by increasing seat belt use. Police are currently cracking down on drivers who don’t buckle up.
Massachusetts law requires that all passengers in cars, vans, and trucks wear seat belts when riding, according to the Massachusetts Highway Safety Division of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. Fines for those who fail to wear seat belts begin at $25 per violation.The Massachusetts seat belt use rate is 74 percent, which is below the national average of 89 percent. And males in the Bay State have a lower seat belt use rate (66.68 percent) than females (82.59 percent).
“Wearing a seat belt is the single most effective way to protect yourself against impaired, aggressive, and distracted drivers,” said Jeff Larason, director of the state’s Highway Safety Division. “Seat belt usage and fatality rates have a direct correlation. We urge motorists to buckle up no matter how short the trip, and ensure that children are properly restrained in the appropriate child safety seat or booster seat.”
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