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How a Safety Belt Works
The safety belt has two very important jobs
- To prevent you from being ejected from the vehicle
- To distribute the extreme crash forces over the strongest parts of your body
In order to work properly, the safety belt needs to rest on the strong bones of the body – the collar bone (clavicle), chest bone (sternum), and hip bones (pelvis). Softer parts of the body – such as the tummy (abdomen) - are not strong enough to withstand the extreme forces in a crash. It is very important that the safety belt does not rest on these soft parts.
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Booster Seats 
