A seat belt convincer! The Iowa State Patrol is hoping a new simulator will teach people why they should wear their seat belt.

Troopers hope this will convince you to buckle up

A seat belt convincer! The Iowa State Patrol is hoping a new simulator will teach people why they should wear their seat belt. You buckle up, sit down and let gravity do the rest. The state patrol says you hit between 5 and 8 miles per hour, but it's enough of an impact to make you understand the impact a higher speed could have if you're not buckled up. The state patrol says 35 to 40 percent of the fatalities in Iowa so far this year involved people not wearing their seat belts. "A lot of those are due to high speed crashes with people who are in the back seat. That's one of our goals, is to get everybody to wear their seat belt in Iowa,” said Lt. Nathan Ludwig.The state patrol will have two seat belt convincers. They plan to show them off at schools, college football games and businesses. They hope to get a third and a fourth next year.

A seat belt convincer! The Iowa State Patrol is hoping a new simulator will teach people why they should wear their seat belt.


You buckle up, sit down and let gravity do the rest. The state patrol says you hit between 5 and 8 miles per hour, but it's enough of an impact to make you understand the impact a higher speed could have if you're not buckled up.

The state patrol says 35 to 40 percent of the fatalities in Iowa so far this year involved people not wearing their seat belts.

"A lot of those are due to high speed crashes with people who are in the back seat. That's one of our goals, is to get everybody to wear their seat belt in Iowa,” said Lt. Nathan Ludwig.

The state patrol will have two seat belt convincers. They plan to show them off at schools, college football games and businesses. They hope to get a third and a fourth next year.