lap belt

Yes, that might work, he thought, taking off the lap belt and standing.

The device will not work with a lap belt alone.

Children 40 pounds and more should simply use the lap belt, the agency said.

Until now the regulations had been limited to lap belts.

That would have been consistent with the left side of the lap belt breaking.

The force of an accident can cause a child to slide under a lap belt.

A lap belt is a strap that goes over the waist.

Seat lap belts were mandated by many states effective in 1962.

A lap belt and foot guard are also required equipment.

An estimated 150 million cars have only lap belts in the rear.

To be completely effective, the air bag still requires the use of at least a lap belt.

Critics for several years have raised questions about the degree of safety provided by lap belts alone.

Riders face toward center of the boat and are usually secured by a lap belt.

Lap belts alone are clearly a problem, investigators said.

Lap belts saved about 100 lives and prevented 1,500 serious injuries in 1988, according to the administration.

Riders are secured by an over the shoulder restraint with a lap belt.

The remains of his lap belt and shoulder harness clattered away.

These replaced the outdated and inadequate lap belts previously used.

The shield booster variety is used in back seats that have only lap belts.

The victim's husband, who had buckled his lap belt, was seriously injured.

The President undid his lap belt and walked forward.

Shoulder belts are generally designed to be used with lap belts.

But without the lap belt, the protection can be greatly diminished, according to statistical studies of accidents.

And if the lap belt crosses the abdomen, serious internal injury could result upon impact.

In 1955, Ford began offering the lap belt in their automobiles.