How to survive in a car accident

All we are driving in cars: driving in the bus, with friends, or taxi ride to. It does not matter on what, exactly, are we going: on the rusty "Gazelle" with holes in the bottom, in the back seat of the S-Class, the credit "Solaris," on my father's SUV or rattling pepelats with obvious signs of that on it More Adam drove his Eve. There is always the risk of an accident. But if you know what to do in case of an emergency, you can stay alive.

What should be done before the trip

Regardless of the reasons you're going to go, do not forget about the three important things.

buckle up

As corny as it sounds, but you should always fastens. Of course, you can remember the story you heard from Uncle Vasya, that his second nephew on my mother's side had survived only thanks to the fact that he was not fastened.

Statistics say otherwise: seat belts increase the chance of staying alive at 75%. In the frontal impact safety belts increase your chances of survival by 2.3 times, in a side - by 1.8 times, from tip-over - 5 times.

adjust the headrest

They are comfortable to sleep, but they were not invented for this purpose. They are designed to save your neck vertebrae from the fracture when struck from behind or in the terminal phase of a frontal impact. So before you go be sure to adjust them. Outer headrest point should be flush with the crown.

Choose a safe place

Where you sit, it is also important. If we are talking about some old car, such as the VAZ-2106 and VAZ-2110, it would be best to stay behind the driver. The second safety place - in the middle. The most unreliable place - the front right of the driver. The fact that the driver at the time when the accident has inevitable level of instincts takes away from the blow itself, substituting under attack right-hand side of the car.

If we talk about modern foreign cars, the safest place in them front passenger. There have airbags and seat belts are more advanced. Behind is the best place for the driver, then place in the middle.

However, all this is only relevant if you do not forget to buckle up. Otherwise, you will come face to face with an air bag, flying out at a speed of about 300 km / h.

What to do in the time of the accident

When a frontal impact

Rest hands in the front panel or chair, if you sit back and feet on the floor. Retract the head to the shoulders so that his chin was pinned to his chest. When you first throw forward, head utknotsya chest. When you toss back, headrest cushion the blow.

If you are behind the wheel, then place your hands on the steering wheel, and the feet in the pedal and the floor. The left leg should as far as possible to press the clutch pedal, or sit on the floor on the left and the right are struggling to put pressure on the brake. The seat, by the way, you must be adjusted correctly when the blades are pressed against the back, outstretched hand should rest on the steering wheel in the region of the wrist.

When a side impact

If the side impact was on your side, it is best to pull away from the point of impact as far as possible and fix, clutching the back of the seat or the handle of the door opposite. If you sit back, lay down on a chair or on the knees podozhmite neighbor and his legs so that they are not broken by a sharp impact.

If you are in the front seat, lie down on his knees to the driver, did not prevent him, will not work. So just move away from the place of the alleged blow away, rest your feet on the floor and protect hands head, hunching her shoulders as in the frontal impact.

When a rear impact

If you understand what happens behind the blow, rest your feet on the floor and push your head to the headrest. If the head restraint is not, slide the seat and lower utknites neck in the back. Almost certainly it will save you from death, disability or a fracture of the cervical vertebrae.

when the coup

Group together and lock, gripping struggling for something stationary, such as the back of the seat or the door handle. For the ceiling above the door handle is better not to take, they are very frail. In no case do not unfasten the seat belt. He holds you and does not allow to move erratically through the cabin.

in case of flooding

If the machine fell through the ice or I fell into the pondThe main thing - do not panic and try as quickly as possible to open the doors and windows to emerge. If the vehicle has plunged into the water, external pressure will not do it. Wait until the body is almost completely filled with water. When left quite a bit of air, you need to take a deep breath, open the door (the pressure at this point is equalized) and the float.

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If you feel that now there will be a collision, but did not know from which side, group: Lift knees to the stomach, pull your head into his shoulders and cover her hands. In such a situation, even if the car is crushed, it will be easier to breathe and wait for help.

Do not think that jump out of the car at full speed - a good idea. This only works in Hollywood action movies. In real life, at a speed exceeding 60 km / h safer to stay in the car, especially if it is modern. Programmed deformation zones, belts, head restraints and the airbags will help you survive.