With the way the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Hon James Ocholi (SAN) died in a fatal motor accident along Abuja – Kaduna road while travelling with his son and wife, I wondered why his Orderly and Driver were both spared. The answer I got was SEAT BELT

How Do Seat Belts Work?

When the brakes are applied sharply or when the car is impacting something, the vehicle may be stopped, but due to inertia, the passengers motion will keep moving forward. Seat　belts can help restrain that motion. Inside, the retractor has a silver-colored bead that is slightly larger than a ball bearing. The movement of the ball due to the vehicle deceleration that is occurring (either brake application or vehicle impact), results in an actuator moving up to lock the spool rotation, locking of the seat belts.


What Is a Pretensioner?

To help increase passenger protection, the Pretensioner reduces the slack between the seat belt and the passenger’s body during a collision. When a collision occurs, the pretensioner is activated and the power generated by the micro gas generator instantly recoils some webbing back into its housing. This enhances the effectiveness of the seatbelt by bringing the passenger as close to the seat as possible.
The sequence for this is as follows: The signal from the sensors is transmitted to the ECU (electronic control unit) which determines if a collision has occurred. If this is the case, a signal is sent to the pretensioners in the seat-belt system initiating the webbing retraction. The Pretensioner in the belt almost instantaneously winds webbing back into its housing, removing all slack.
Pretensioners may be installed in various places. In some vehicles, the Pretensioner is in the retractor. In other vehicles, the Pretensioner is part of the buckle assembly. Additionally, some vehicle may have both.


How Strong Are Seat Belts?

The belt portion of the seat belt system is commonly called “webbing.” Approximately 300 polyester fibers are woven finely into a single belt. With this number of fibers, the strength of the belt has been measured to hold a weight of about three tons.


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Either you're seated in the front seat or the rear, always afford to use your seat belt. It saves lives!!!

keke na pep (Tricycle) need seat bet too...

Affirmative!!

Sometimes i wish i was a seat-belt

Na hin u get?


quote author=drstainlex post=43550443] keke na pep (Tricycle) need seat bet too...[/quote]

OP, the driver just died.

its well.
public bus nko

I love the educational topics going on front page lately. Sadly it appears the minister's family might have survived if they had seat belt on.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing obviously, but majority of Nigerians don't seem to wear seat belts

educative.

thanks

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Nice educative info. Trust Nigerians, they will only use seat belt whenever they sight FRSC

Only in Nigeria they remind people to use seat belts. Most times, only the driver and the person sitting in the front do use.

ina zuwa

OP, the driver has been reported dead. RIP to him also.

Rubbish...

drstainlex:
keke na pep (Tricycle) need seat bet too...

JUST AS YOU NEED BRAIN

D driver don die oo

The last time my car got stocked somewhere, it was the car seat belt at the back I was forced to cut to pulled it out.

The rope eye strong gidigan ni ooo

timidapsin:
Sometimes i wish i was a seat-belt

better wake up.

RIP to the dead

A well composed write up.

Informative. Thanks!

Seatbelt saves life's, but in naija people only wear seatbelt so that they won't be caught by Road Safety officials

I wish the driver was spared

Good... but they all died

favour136:


better wake up.

wasnt sleeping dear.

hmmm

Okay.

ALl bcuz a Minister died yesterday...

we no go hear word...from tire burst to Seat belts..

we all know dis...

The common man dies everyday no one gives a flying fvck what dey use or the road dey use..

I sympathize with the family tho.

Me too

But I'm worse

timidapsin:
Sometimes i wish i was a seat-belt