Showing posts with label personal safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label personal safety. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Lighter Side of Seat Belt Use

New cars have a light on the dash when the driver's seat belt is not fastened.  Some have an additional warning light on the header when the passenger's belt is not fastened.

So the wiring is already present in those cars which have "Fasten Seat Belt" warning lights.

That wiring should be extended to small, bright (~mini-strobe) lights on the outside of the car, just above the driver or passenger side doors.  Driving when not belted-in would turn the lights on, drawing the attention of law enforcement. 

Or maybe the wiring could be attached to the turn-signal switch, so all four lights, two front and two back, would blink if the belts were not fastened.  [Not the best alternative.  Anyone have a better idea?]

Either way, the drivers (and passengers) would know they should use the seat belts or they would stand out in traffic as non-compliant scoff-laws.