The most effective safety restraints in a traffic crash are:
Safety belts can double your chance of surviving a crash and more than double your chance of avoiding serious injury. Airbags, when used properly with safety belts, provide additional protection in a front-end crash. You should wear both shoulder and lap belts.
- Only a lap and shoulder belt.
- Only an airbag.
- Both a lap/shoulder belt and an airbag.
- No safety restraints.