North Carolina Seatbelt Essay

In North Carolina there are laws about wearing a seatbelt, and using the correct car seat. Unfortunately, there are many people who do not obey these laws. What these people do not understand is these laws are made to control our lives, they are made to keep us safe; to keep us alive. Sometimes people need a to have a near death experience to bring them to the truth.
In North Carolina, all drivers, front and backseat passengers, must wear their seatbelts, and must wear them properly. Both the lap and shoulder belt must be properly worn even if the position is equipped with an automatic shoulder belt or airbag. Placing the shoulder belt behind the back or under the arm, as many people do, is not allowed. The driver of the vehicle is responsible for themselves and all children less than sixteen years of age. All passengers ages sixteen and older are …show more content…
My mom, my little sister, and I were trick-or-treating. We had just left Carthage and were headed to see my older sister in Westmoore. We were almost there, then our bodies were slung forward and there was smoke everywhere. We had just been hit by a van head on. We were all wearing seatbelts, I was in a booster seat, and my sister was in a car seat. My mom’s leg had been broken, my sister had internal damage to her liver, and the lap belt had cut me open. The cut required seven stitches on the inside and eight stitches on the outside. After the wreck we were told how the seat belts and appropriate car seats had saved our lives. If my mom had not been wearing her seatbelt, the impact would have sent her through the front windshield. The backseat of the car had somehow come unattached. The seat was just sitting freely in the car. Our seatbelts and carseats kept my sister and I in place. Had we not of used either the seat would have gave up on us and killed us. Our seatbelts and carseats are why we are all here