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Wearing safety belts incorrectly

On my way to work this morning I noticed that the woman driving the car next to mine was wearing her safety belt incorrectly: she placed the shoulder strap under her armpit. I think it's probably dangerous, but I searched the web and I couldn't find an explanation why it is. What's going to happen to her in an accident?

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Posted 2006-09-14T12:31:17Z
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I'm not sure if you're right. I couldn't find anything online either, but I think in a case of a severe accident it can hurt the ribs which are located exactly under the arm pit.

Posted 2006-09-14T19:36:56Z

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