We had an accident here on Route 21 in NJ where kids in a jeep were in an accident in the fast lane; some were thrown into the opposing fast lane (over the median) and were killed by cars there.
Tragic; I don’t think they were using belts.
Unless the Jeep broke apart from an impact, they weren’t. I resent the law forcing me to use the shoulder harness and lap belt, but having witnessed a few serious accidents and having been involved in one personally, I don’t take the car out of Park without using them. Things happen so fast, the force is something you don’t understand until you’ve been there. I recall the odd thoughts going through my mind during the whole slow motion thing, thinking how soft cars are, like crumpling a beer can. I walked away with a chipped tooth, a cracked sternum and felt as if I’d been beaten with a baseball bat for over a week, very sore.