The first innovation in seat belt design in many years is on its way:

Ford says inflatable seat belt improves safety, comfort, too

The belts expand like an air bag in the event of a crash and distribute the force of the impact across a wider area of the passenger’s chest.

In the video you can still see one of the most pressing problems with seat belts – head motion. The following video explains that 25% of the money paid by insurance companies for injuries has to do with whiplash injuries:

One way to fix that would be to have all of us wear helmets with HANS devices installed, as shown here:

Maybe we see that next year.

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