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Visualization

III.

We can visualize the benefits of seatbelts by answering some of the reasons given in

response to

my audience analysis questionnaires for not wearing seatbelts.

Some of you think you can brace yourselves in case of a crash.

But you may never see the other car in time.

Impact at 30 mph is 100 times the force of gravity. (factual example -

Bedard 111)

Some of you feel you don't need seatbelts for short trips.

According to the Motor Vehicle Association, most accidents occur on

local roads. (testimony - Dinkel 47)

My accident took place only five minutes from home.

Some of you fear being trapped in a burning or submerged vehicle.

Burning or submersion occurs in only .5 percent of all auto accidents.

(statistic

Lumet 46)

In this kind of accident, seatbelts help keep you conscious and able to

escape.

Some of you don't use seatbelts because they are uncomfortable.

Seatbelts can be adjusted for comfort.

What's worse - a seatbelt or a wheelchair?

Conclusion

So I urge you to fasten your seatbelts every time you ride in a car. If my friend had worn hers she

wouldn't have received the terrible scars that remind us of that accident over a year ago. Some of

you may say that you forget, but the one time you forget may be the time you are injured or

killed. So please, buckle up. It only takes a few seconds. If you don't, you may regret it sitting

in a wheel chair, or you may not even have the chance to regret it.

Just ask Beth, a student at this university who says, "If I hadn't been wearing my seatbelt at the

time of my accident, I truly believe I would not be here today."

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