Question
Which of the following is true?
Question 15 options:
Seatbelts can cause injury in a crash, but less injury than if a driver was not belted.
Airbags have made seatbelts unnecessary.
If the car is on fire or submerged in water, a seat belt will make it impossible to escape.
A driver is safer when thrown out of the car in a crash.
Question 15 options:
Seatbelts can cause injury in a crash, but less injury than if a driver was not belted.
Airbags have made seatbelts unnecessary.
If the car is on fire or submerged in water, a seat belt will make it impossible to escape.
A driver is safer when thrown out of the car in a crash.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct statement among the options provided is:
**Seatbelts can cause injury in a crash, but less injury than if a driver was not belted.**
This statement acknowledges that while seatbelts may cause some injuries during a crash (such as bruising from the seatbelt itself), they significantly reduce the chances of more severe injuries or fatalities compared to not wearing a seatbelt at all.
The other statements are false:
- **Airbags have made seatbelts unnecessary.** (This is false because airbags are designed to work in conjunction with seatbelts, not as a replacement.)
- **If the car is on fire or submerged in water, a seat belt will make it impossible to escape.** (While it may make escaping more difficult, it doesn't necessarily make it impossible. In many cases, unbuckling a seatbelt can still be accomplished.)
- **A driver is safer when thrown out of the car in a crash.** (This is false; being ejected from a vehicle during a crash is much more dangerous and increases the risk of serious injury or death.)
**Seatbelts can cause injury in a crash, but less injury than if a driver was not belted.**
This statement acknowledges that while seatbelts may cause some injuries during a crash (such as bruising from the seatbelt itself), they significantly reduce the chances of more severe injuries or fatalities compared to not wearing a seatbelt at all.
The other statements are false:
- **Airbags have made seatbelts unnecessary.** (This is false because airbags are designed to work in conjunction with seatbelts, not as a replacement.)
- **If the car is on fire or submerged in water, a seat belt will make it impossible to escape.** (While it may make escaping more difficult, it doesn't necessarily make it impossible. In many cases, unbuckling a seatbelt can still be accomplished.)
- **A driver is safer when thrown out of the car in a crash.** (This is false; being ejected from a vehicle during a crash is much more dangerous and increases the risk of serious injury or death.)