Tilted Backrest of the Passenger Seat May Increase the Risk of Injury

- The risk of injury increases significantly even when the passenger wears the seat belt -

As the demand for domestic travel increased due to prolonged COVID-19, people are choosing to travel in their own cars rather than using public transportation. Against this backdrop, Korea Consumer Agency (President Jang Duck-Jin, KCA) and Korea Insurance Development Institute (Chairman Khang Ho) jointly conducted a crash test. As a result, it turns out that the risk of injury increases if a passenger leans back too far.

* Means of Transportation for Domestic Travel : Car 84.8%, Train 5.2%, Bus 5.1%, Airplane 2.7%, Others 2%, (Korea Tourism Organization Data Lab, 2021)