In early June, a North Hollywood woman riding in the back of a friend’s car lost her life in a five-vehicle accident in Berkeley. Although four others were injured in the crash, she was the only one who did not survive.
Is her experience confirmation that backseat passengers are at more risk of harm in car accidents?
An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has reported (which has generated a lot of media attention) that passengers of a vehicle are at greater risk of injury. Researchers examined nearly 120 front-end crashes involving serious injuries to backseat passengers.
According to the report, front seat passengers may be safer in a head-on crash than those in the rear seat. The main cause appears to be car safety features in the front that aren’t matched in the back.
For example, seat belts for front seat passengers – that have force limiters to control the risk of injuries – will automatically tighten as airbags deploy from the front and side during an accident.
Thus, the safest place for a backseat passenger is in the middle seat with a 3-point seat belt – mainly because that position provides the greatest distance from the impact in a collision.
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