seat belt
Example Sentences
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Upon walking up to the vehicle, the officer saw the “passenger” was a jacket wrapped around the front seat with a seat belt fastened to resemble a person.
From Los Angeles Times
The chairs are often dozens of feet off the ground, so the experience of riding without the bar down can feel like flying through the air on a park bench — with no seat belt.
From Los Angeles Times
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics indicated that in 2023 almost 50% of passengers killed in car accidents weren’t wearing seat belts.
“Which seat belts do you want in the car? Which kind of steering wheel layout do you want? How long should the pedal stroke be?”
Safety standards—seat belts, guardrails and traffic laws—evolved alongside adoption.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.