safety belt - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1975 - 70 Groschen

An impact with a vehicle on an obstacle at a speed of 20 km / h corresponds to a collision after free fall from 1.6 meters height, at 40 km / h one from 6.3 meters altitude, at 80km / h it is comparatively one Impact after 25 meters free fall. However, the awareness of finding certain death is much more pronounced in freefall than in motorists who are involved in accidents at these speeds. As recently as 1975, only every second car had safety belts installed, and only 40 percent of drivers used it again. The danger of a high speed impact is based on a physical law, the law of inertia. Thereafter, a body remains in a state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless forces act upon it, forcing it to change that state. This dry physical law justifies the need for a seatbelt. Since the seventies, the attitude of motorists to safety belts has also changed significantly due to legal regulations. This special postmark should help to raise awareness of this safety device in modern road traffic.