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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/entropy_bucket on 2023-09-27 09:46:05.
The airline ones are more like trouser belts and the car ones strap across the chest. Why the difference?
Airline seatbelts exist only to stop you falling out of your seat during turbulence. Not to protect you in a crash.