Why do Indians avoid wearing seat belts?

Indians in general , lack awareness in all matters. Be it civic Role, political wisdom, health and hygiene, nutrition , public atticuates etc. etc…. Same is in the case of Road Safety. We are somewhat indifferent and insensible to serious issues a... read more

Coming to the point, that Seat Belts can save a life is not realised by a general Indian car Driver . Even an Airbag can prove to be fatal if seat belt is not worn in case of an impact. Even if the Driver or co - driver wears a seat belt , it is a rarest of rare case that the rear passengers wear Seat Belts. read more

How many news reports about accidents do you hear about,"2 died in car wreck, both were not wearing seatbelts. The driver was wearing his and survived." The fact that staying inside a car because you had on a seat belt will save your life. The exceptions are being trapped under water, or a fire. read more

Why People Ignore Seat Belts Of the people who use seat belts, most say their reason for wearing them was to avoid injury. A study conducted in 1998 for NHTSA called the Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey (MVOSS) revealed that 97 percent of frequent seat belt users and 77 percent of occasional users wear their seat belts as a safety measure. read more