What is the safest seat in a car crash?


What is the safest seat in a car crash? If a car is struck rear-ended (struck from behind), the safest seat may be the front passenger seat. If a vehicle is struck head-on, the safest seat may be the middle seat in the back seat.


Which seat is the death seat in a car?

the passenger seat next to the driver in an automobile, regarded as dangerous in the event of a collision.


Where is the least safe place to sit in a car?

The University of Buffalo concluded that back seat riders are anywhere from 59-86% safer than front seat occupants. Beyond that, passengers riding in the middle are 25% safer than other backseat riders.


Is driver or passenger side safer?

If you can't fit two seats right next to each other, you will have to use the two outside seats. There isn't really a preferred side for the infant as far as crash safety is concerned. There is virtually no difference between driver's side and passenger side in crash statistics.


Where does the most important person sit in a car?

The most important passenger gets to ride shotgun in the front passenger seat. These people include the driver's parent, significant other, or boss. The second most important person sits in the curbside back seat, and the third most important passenger would ride in the other side of the back seat.


Where is the safest place to sleep in your car?

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