three-point belt

Shoulder and lap

A three-point belt is a safety restraint that secures a vehicle occupant at three anchor points—across the lap and diagonally over the shoulder and chest.

This design distributes crash forces across the body's sturdier areas.

Standard in modern cars, it replaced the two-point lap belt: Make sure your three-point belt clicks before we go.

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shoulder · lap · click · restraint · car seat · child safety · safety · crash · car crash · airbag · vehicle · passenger · driver · front seat · tension · retractor · collision · anchor

Opposites
restraint coverage/design

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Waist-level vehicle restraint

waist belt · five-point harness

restraint presence

three-point beltno seatbelt

Lacking vehicle safety harness

unrestrained · unbuckled · unbelted

Family

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G