By: Eloisa Lopez - getting into the car, a gesture as automatic as enter key on or off radio is the fact wear the seat belt. Use of this device is mandatory in virtually every corner of the world but, surprisingly, there are still places where its use is not only mandatory but it is forbidden! This is not a banana republic unconcerned about road safety, but rather the contrary. Banning the use of seat belts is set to safeguard the safety of road users since this rule applies in an icy road that connects the island of Hiiumaa to the rest of Estonia. Road frozen - is a road that runs on the frozen sea that connects the mainland with one of its larger islands. During the rest of the year can go by plane or ferry, but when the sea ice over in winter, there is an alternative route. The prohibition to use a seat belt is derived from its particular characteristics and is, in the event of an accident or a car is a crack or a particularly weak area, the car may fall into the sea. In this case, it is essential to provide an immediate exit from the vehicle and precisely in this type of leak is where to take the seat belt (and the time we can remove it later on) can mean the difference between life and death. Standards peculiar - But the ban to move with the seat belt is not the only peculiar rule governing this particular road. It is forbidden after sunset, as in a flat road and no landmark to provide guidance, would be extremely easy to get away from the safe area of \u200b\u200bthe road and end up wandering the frozen sea. Nor can move between 25 and 40 km / h, since at those speeds the tires transmit vibrations to the ice that can cause cracks and compromise the integrity of road infrastructure. The recommended speed is 70 km / h, while the profane from the circulation by icy roads that recommendation it may seem excessive.
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