seatbelted
Secured for driving
Seatbelted describes being secured by a seatbelt: Make sure the kids are seatbelted before we go.
The word is informal and relatively recent, treating the noun as a verb then adding the past participle suffix.
It appears most often with children or passengers rather than drivers.
Lacking available funds
- securedMade fast or obtained
- clickedSuddenly comprehended
- latchedFastened with hook mechanism
- cinchedFastened or guaranteed
clipped · harnessed · tethered · anchored · locked · snapped · clasped · belted
Kept from harm
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- airbagVehicle collision cushion
- crashSudden violent impact
- collisionForceful contact between objects
impact · whiplash · bracing · lifesaving · survival · insurance · regulation · compliance
strapped
Lacking available funds
cinched · clipped · harnessed · tethered · anchored · locked · snapped · clasped · belted · restrained
protected
Kept from harm
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- airbagVehicle collision cushion
- crashSudden violent impact
collision · impact · whiplash · bracing · lifesaving · survival · insurance · regulation · compliance · law
passenger
Traveler, not operator
- commuteRegular work travel
- backseatVehicle's rearward passenger area
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
rideshare · taxi · flight · turbulence · takeoff · landing · driver · copilot · shuttle · transit
seatbeltedunbuckled
Released a fastener
unbelted · unstrapped · unrestrained · loose · unfastened
- fasten your seatbeltsSecure your restraint
- seatbelt lawStatute mandating vehicle harnesses
- fasten seatbelts
- seatbelt signCockpit-triggered passenger restraint alert
- seatbelt lightAircraft cabin safety signal
- seatbelt cutterTool for severing restraints