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Safety of passengers

23 October 2019

Modern manufacturers of vehicles pay significant attention to ensuring the safety of both the driver and passengers. The main design features of passenger cars, designed to minimize the risk of injury in an accident, are seat belts, airbags, as well as front and rear bumpers.

If you need to order buses for children, the requirements for the technical equipment of transport are even more stringent. In any mode of transport, the main role of protecting passengers is assumed by the seat belt. It holds the body of a person sitting in a chair, thereby limiting its movement around the cabin, and also absorbs the kinetic energy of the passenger in case of emergency braking of the car. Special mounts connect the belt and the seat, and a soft inertial mechanism smoothly feeds the belt from the coil. In the event of an accident, this mechanism is blocked by a latch, which helps to keep the human body in a chair.

It is believed that in 1800 the first locking belt was invented by the English engineer George Cayley. He himself saw the purpose of the belt in keeping the pilot in the seat of the aircraft, on the design of which he worked. The development of transport, passenger transportation in ever-increasing volumes necessitated the creation of classic car belts. But it wasn't until a century and a half later that the belt was patented as a scientific invention by brothers Kenneth and Bob Ligon. Since 1956, the Ford Corporation has officially given birth to seat belts as a conveyor invention. In those days, they were two-pointed with a buckle in the abdomen. belts of this type sometimes not only did not protect passengers from injuries, but even became a source of threat. Therefore, all modern belts have two design features: a three-point fastening system and a soft mechanism for feeding the belt belt from the coil.

In the modern world, strict standards have been developed for the use of seat belts in vehicles. If you’re booking transport, whether it’s a wedding bus or a taxi to the airport, it’s helpful to know some of the nuances of the legislation.

Thus, according to the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of March 2010, long-distance transportation of passengers by buses is allowed if there is a seat belt on each passenger seat. This means that now ordering buses to transport people requires finding a new generation of transport that is equipped with similar belts. For transportation of citizens under the age of 12 years, it is necessary to use special seats of the child type or their analogues, while the height and weight of the child must correspond to the dimensions of the seat. Carrying a child on hand is prohibited, because in the event of an accident, the life of a small passenger is at risk.

Excursions, wedding celebrations, meetings at the airport are sometimes impossible without the use of registered vehicles. Passenger transportation in Khabarovsk will be a convenient solution in various life situations, if you use our services.

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