submarining
- noun
- Specialized
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submarinaje
- In a collision, improper seat belt use can result in submarining, which increases the risk of injury to the occupant.
Examples
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The seat belts, or restraints as Schroth terms them, combat the issue of submarining, which is the tendency for the driver or passenger to slide under a lap belt in a collision.
Academic text (1998) -
Poorly positioned lap belts can lead to "submarining," which can induce abdominal and lumbar vertebra injury in frontal crashes (1, 2).
Academic text (2000) -
Future efforts will include the development of an occupant model capable of predicting submarining and evaluating chest compression.
Academic text (2000) -
(Submarining occurs when the pelvic restraint slips upward over the iliac crests, loading the soft abdominal tissue.)
Academic text (2000) -
Such yielding permits increased pelvic/lower torso downward excursion, which under certain pelvic restraint conditions may lead to increased risk of abdominal injury or submarining (14).
Academic text (2000) -
The manufacturer has issued a warning about submarining and recommends proper seat belt adjustment to prevent it.
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Studies show that submarining during accidents often leads to severe abdominal injuries due to improper seat belt positioning.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Submarining for car safety uses the idea of sliding 'under' like a small submarine slipping beneath the water, so a person's body moves down under the lap part of the seat belt. That's why it means sliding forward under the belt in a crash, which can cause more injury.
