Abstract
Studies in Australia and Great Britain have shown that wearing of a seat belt has greatly reduced risk of spinal injury. Experts agree that many spinal injuries are caused by being ejected from the vehicle or being thrown about within the car. A British study showed that 700 lives would be saved and 7,000 serious injuries avoided in the U.K. if everyone in a car wore a seat belt. The cost to the health service for the care of these victims is 18 million pounds sterling per year. In Australia, the compulsory wearing of seat belts reduced spinal injuries by 27 percent--a figure twice as large as the reduction in other serious injuries and deaths. These findings were confirmed by a 1980 Scottish study. The article urges drivers to encourage passengers to wear seat belts by doing so themselves.
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