Researchers are learning why seat belts designed to protect the average-size driver may actually cause problems for smaller, elderly drivers.
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Seat belts are estimated to have saved nearly 14,000 lives last year. But they're designed to keep the average 40-year-old man safe in a crash. And the amount of force required to keep a 40-year-old in place can be enough to injure a smaller or older driver.
"I remember sitting there, and my body was flipping back and forth," said Pam Sohn, who ended up in a neck brace after a Jeep backed into her car. Her seat belt kept her in the seat, but researchers believe it may have contributed to her concussion and back injuries.
"I probably would've went through the window or something the way I was moving around had I not had it on, yeah," Sohn told correspondent Kris Van Cleave, "but it didn't do what I thought it would."
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