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Seats Restraint
Systems
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone,
including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to be
seriously injured if they don't wear
safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-
shoulder belt, and the lap portion
should be worn as low as possible
throughout the pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus is to
protect the mother. When a safety belt
is worn properly, it's more likely that
the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key
to making safety belts effective is
wearing them properly.
1
Right Front Passenger
Position
The right front passenger's safety belt
works the same way as the driver's
safety belt. See
Driver Position, earlier
in this part.
Adjust the seat (to see how, see
Seats in
the Index) so you can sit up straight.
Move your seat far enough forward that
your feet touch the part of the vehicle
that is called the "toeboard"
(A).
That
way you'd be less likely to slide under
the lap belt in a crash.
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