Most dangerous ways to sit in a car

You’ve probably heard of bad drivers in cars, but what about bad sitters? Most of us know that we should always wear a seat belt in a vehicle, but did you know that how and where you sit in a car can significantly affect your safety in the event of a collision?

Although many modern cars have cutting-edge safety technologies, often an important safety measure is how we sit in a car.

A few of the riskiest seating positions:
Feet on dashboard
Your seat belt will not fit correctly if you are seated in the front passenger seat with your feet on the dashboard. In an accident, your upper body could flip over the belt, injuring your back and abdomen.

Your knees could be shoved toward your face if the airbags inflated. You won’t be surprised to learn that since airbags typically inflate at roughly 320km, they could seriously hurt your feet, legs, head and the rest of your body.

Passenger seat reclined
When you recline the passenger seat, the seat belt no longer fits as it should, just like when your feet are on the dashboard. It moves to your neck and belly instead of the chest and lap, which could harm your neck and internal organs in an accident.

Putting your arm through the seatbelt
Your body should fit comfortably into the seat belt. If the seat belt is under your arm and an accident occurs, it cannot prevent your torso from surging forward and striking the airbag.

Third-row seats
Third-row seats are not as stable as middle- and front-row seats. Third-row passengers are more vulnerable to injury in a rear-end collision because they are typically positioned near the back of the car.

Having a child or puppy on your lap when driving
Again, the speed at which an airbag inflates makes it risky to be a passenger in the front seat with a child or dog on your lap.

They could be severely hurt (if not killed) if positioned between you and the airbag. The force with which they could strike your abdomen could result in internal damage.

Information form MotorHappy